a “cat”alogue of components…
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Character, Theme, Imagery and Symbolism in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. ENGLISH CLASS EPISODE XV: RETURN OF THE NOTE. A “Cat”alogue of Components…. BUT FIRST…. KITTIES!!!. CHARACTER:. Revealed by: a) What (s)he says What (s)he does What is said about him or her. Prrrroowwwwwwr!. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
A “Cat”alogue of Components…
Character, Theme, Imagery and Symbolism in Cat on a Hot Tin
Roof
ENGLISH CLASS EPISODE XV:
RETURN OF THE NOTE
BUT FIRST…
KITTIES!!!
CHARACTER:
Prrrroowwwwwwr!
Revealed by:
a) What (s)he says
a) What (s)he does
b) What is said about him or her
Shaking the Pollitt Family Tree
1. Big Daddy: head of the Pollitt family, wealthy plantation owner
2. Big Mama: Big Daddy's wife
3. Gooper: their eldest son, married to Mae with whom he has 5 children
4. Brick: their youngest son, former star athlete turned alcoholic, married to Maggie who desires her husband's love
SETTING
Where: Big Daddy's plantation in the Mississippi River Delta (Southern USA)
When: circa 1950
THEME…- the ‘big ideas’ (vs. moral – the lesson)
Family Relationships
Communication
Appearance vs. Reality
Truth
Power
Dehumanization
MENDACITY!!!
Hypocrisy
LOVE (awww)
Sexuality
Class
IMAGERY…Creating a picture in the reader’s mind…
ANIMAL
BURNING
HUNTING
IMPRISONMENT
DIRTY/CLEAN
LIGHT/DARK
DISEASE
CYMBAL… errr… SYMBOLISM
Symbolism: When an object, animal, action, etc. represents something more than itself. Often, the concrete used to
represent the abstract.
For example:
SYMBOLS in Cat?
Also: Names (BRICK! ) and the title of the play…
DRAMATIC METHOD
- begins in media res—in the middle of the story—right on the verge of the climax
- climax occurs at the end of Act II—plot-based and psychological in nature
- past revealed in parcels
- very focused on characters and relationships
- many monologues