Throughout the play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" Tenessee Williams' characters reinstate the
burden a cat on a hot tin roof would have. Why would a cat stay on a hot roof knowing
they can jump off onto safe ground? Does the feline like the pressure on their paws?
Probably not. But if they are on the 12th floor, they are not going to jump knowing they
would plummet to their death. Just as the women and men in this play stay in an
uncomfortable situation, their marriages. Brick and Maggie stay together even though
both are miserable. She want's his attention and he could care less. Just like his parents,
Big Mamma and Big Daddy, who are both in a loveless marriage. Although Big Mamma
loves Big Daddy so much, he could care less. He is verbally and physically abusive and
she gets over it as quick as possible. He publically humiliates her infront of family and
close friends in the community.
Big Mamma is constantly saying to her daughter-in-laws to not be catty. Their references
are always regarding cats, "Don't be catty" "LIke a cat on a hot tin roof." If being a cat is
so dangerous, I'd rather be a dog.