Relationships Between Men

Writing Response

Relationships between Men

After reading "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" by Tennessee Williams I found myself analyzing different types of relationships that men can share and how those relationships can affect them and relationship with other.

Brick is a alcoholic and it is question why he drinks so much by his father, Big daddy. Big Daddy states to brick that he notice his drinking habits after the death of Skipper. Skipper was Brick Best friend and football playmate. Brick notice what he is trying to imply and starts to get worked up. Big Daddy reassures him that he isn't judging him, but he thinks that his denial of the type of relationship they had could be the cause of him drinking. Brick has a inner problem that he recaps. He thinks about a phone call that Skipper made to him confessing his homosexual love for him. He denies Skipper confessing and hangs up. Brick is Brought back to reality and says to Big Daddy that their love was pure asexual and deeper than his and Maggie's love. His Father says that he need to handle the truth of the matter. Brick decides to test his father's on his own words and tells him the truth about his diagnoses. Big Daddy is frantic and leaves. The conversation between the two men shows how distant they are because of Brick drinking and Big Daddy's arrogant ways of his wealth, but they start and state how they feel towards one another and Big Daddy tells brick how he hates Gooper and his family and Loves Brick and hopes that him and Maggie works it out and have kids. Also that he clean his self up so he can take care of the plantation for him.

The relationship between Brick and Skipper is what I think is homosexual but brick is in denial and now that Skipper is died He blames his self for it which is why he drinks, he may feel like if he was being true to his self about his love for Skipper when he was a live that maybe he would still be here. This may also be why his and Maggie relationship is in ruins because he might feel like she got in between them. Brick an Big Daddy relationship I can see is pure Big Daddy takes the time out to find out why brick drinks brings them closer. I believe that Big Daddy may be trying to talk on their relationship though because he had a revelation when he thought he was dying. I think the reason why Brick told Big Daddy the truth was because he didn't want his father being played like a fool and he wanted him to live by the truth and not in denial. Kind of what Big Daddy was trying to do for Brick.