Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,written by Tennessee Williams in 1955,is a brilliant play about a dysfunctional family.In this play,Williams uses his craft to entertain,enlighten and bare men's soul in morden society.By ana...Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,written by Tennessee Williams in 1955,is a brilliant play about a dysfunctional family.In this play,Williams uses his craft to entertain,enlighten and bare men's soul in morden society.By analyzing its major characters,themes and symbols,this paper tries to show this play's contemporary significance.展开更多
Tennessee Williams is one of the most prominent American dramastists in the twentieth century.Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is his another masterpiece,which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955.In the play,the protagonist...Tennessee Williams is one of the most prominent American dramastists in the twentieth century.Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is his another masterpiece,which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955.In the play,the protagonist Brick suffers from unbearable psychological traumas,which inevitably results in his decadence.With the analysis of Brick’s decadence from the perspective of the familial trauma,emotional trauma and social trauma,readers will not only gain insights into the unpleasant relationships among family members,but also have a comprehensive understanding of the loneliness and alienation among the individuals in society.展开更多
Tennessee Williams is a prominent American dramatist and Poet Laureate after Eugene O’Neil.Cat on the Hot Tin Roof is praised as the pinnacle of his plays,awarded Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Drama Critics Award in 1...Tennessee Williams is a prominent American dramatist and Poet Laureate after Eugene O’Neil.Cat on the Hot Tin Roof is praised as the pinnacle of his plays,awarded Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Drama Critics Award in 1955.With the background of southern American family,the play consists of light and shade clues:the former centers on brothers’fighting for property;the latter focuses on hero Brick’s homosexual problem.The analysis of the convert of Brick’s role and thought aims at comprehending to a deep degree how Williams,a homosexual,exposes hideous humanity and hypocrisy society more thoroughly as well as shows his profound thinking of life value.展开更多
Tennessee Williams is a great American playwright. The heroines in the three plays experienced the changes of times.There are also some common threads that weave their way through these women's lives. They are dif...Tennessee Williams is a great American playwright. The heroines in the three plays experienced the changes of times.There are also some common threads that weave their way through these women's lives. They are different from the passive women characters in Williams' s early plays. The growth of women is an important part in the development of society. Through the research on the three plays, the causes, the procedure and the significance of their final awakening can be found.展开更多
文摘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,written by Tennessee Williams in 1955,is a brilliant play about a dysfunctional family.In this play,Williams uses his craft to entertain,enlighten and bare men's soul in morden society.By analyzing its major characters,themes and symbols,this paper tries to show this play's contemporary significance.
文摘Tennessee Williams is one of the most prominent American dramastists in the twentieth century.Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is his another masterpiece,which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955.In the play,the protagonist Brick suffers from unbearable psychological traumas,which inevitably results in his decadence.With the analysis of Brick’s decadence from the perspective of the familial trauma,emotional trauma and social trauma,readers will not only gain insights into the unpleasant relationships among family members,but also have a comprehensive understanding of the loneliness and alienation among the individuals in society.
文摘Tennessee Williams is a prominent American dramatist and Poet Laureate after Eugene O’Neil.Cat on the Hot Tin Roof is praised as the pinnacle of his plays,awarded Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Drama Critics Award in 1955.With the background of southern American family,the play consists of light and shade clues:the former centers on brothers’fighting for property;the latter focuses on hero Brick’s homosexual problem.The analysis of the convert of Brick’s role and thought aims at comprehending to a deep degree how Williams,a homosexual,exposes hideous humanity and hypocrisy society more thoroughly as well as shows his profound thinking of life value.
文摘Tennessee Williams is a great American playwright. The heroines in the three plays experienced the changes of times.There are also some common threads that weave their way through these women's lives. They are different from the passive women characters in Williams' s early plays. The growth of women is an important part in the development of society. Through the research on the three plays, the causes, the procedure and the significance of their final awakening can be found.
