Brick Character By Williams

Like a snake, the destructive forces permeate Brick’s soul and weaken it – and that is why he begins drinking. Brick’s unhappiness is aggravated by the fact that he “dug the grave of [his] friend and kicked him in it”. Brick is alone in this cruel and rude world, and his tragedy is not only that he could not be understood by the society, but – and even to a greater degree – that he cannot comprehend his feelings himself. He is deprived of any opportunity to ever feel happy and find harmony, overcome loneliness and alcoholism. This vicious circle is impossible to break, because Brick would certainly recover from the shock conditioned by the death of his friend if only he could relax psychologically and take things as they were, without feeling disgusted with himself. Lie has become the main motive of “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof”. It is the keystone of success, the means to inherit money, the basis of interpersonal relations. And lying has become a habit for Brick, as well as for other members of the Pollitt family. However, whereas Maggie, Gooper and Mae lie when it comes to wealth and well-being, Brick is put into an even more tragic situation when he is bound to lie about his core feelings, about his essence. In contrast to his brother, wife and sister-in-law, he is not in the least interested in money and any creature comforts anymore. Is it not why his father prefers him to all other members of the family? Being particularly concerned about truth on the brink of death and vulnerable to hypocrisy, “the powerful and obnoxious odor of mendacity”, “Big Daddy” wants to be honest with his son and aims at retrieving him from the slough Brick is drowning in.