Meeting Patriarchal Expectations: A Character Study of Mae in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"
Abstract
Tennessee Williams explores gender dynamics in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." Although the character of Mae is sidelined to emphasize Brick and Maggie, she is the ideal women in a patriarchal society. She fills the female role in war, the house, and society.
Keywords:
English, Patriarchy, Literary Theory, Tennessee Williams
Status
Undergraduate
Department
English
College
Honors Tutorial College
Campus
Athens
Faculty Mentor
Haugen, Hayley
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Meeting Patriarchal Expectations: A Character Study of Mae in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"
Tennessee Williams explores gender dynamics in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." Although the character of Mae is sidelined to emphasize Brick and Maggie, she is the ideal women in a patriarchal society. She fills the female role in war, the house, and society.