Character Analysis (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Brick's character trait throughout play
Brick's character trait throughout play
Static - persistent detachment & cynicism
Nature of Brick's sexuality in play
Nature of Brick's sexuality in play
Deliberately ambiguous
Brick's primary coping mechanism
Brick's primary coping mechanism
Alcohol to numb self-disgust
Central metaphor for Maggie's character
Central metaphor for Maggie's character
Cat on a hot tin roof
Maggie's lie to secure inheritance
Maggie's lie to secure inheritance
Claims she is pregnant
Literary parallel for Big Daddy's dilemma
Literary parallel for Big Daddy's dilemma
Shakespeare's King Lear
Character with most substantial transformation
Character with most substantial transformation
Big Daddy
Big Mama's state regarding her marriage
Big Mama's state regarding her marriage
Delusion
Gooper's feeling towards Brick
Gooper's feeling towards Brick
Resentment (due to favouritism)
Mae & Gooper's manipulation tactic
Mae & Gooper's manipulation tactic
Use children as tools to manipulate Big Daddy