| Summary: | 碩士 === 淡江大學 === 西洋語文研究所 === 86 === This thesis aims to investigate the central conflict of
TennesseeWilliams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in terms of the power
game. The majorconcern will focus on how each character
struggles for the power ofdomination, namely, the economic
privilege. The first chapter, the introduction of this
thesis, covers the criticalevaluations concerning Cat, the
controversies of the Third Act and the version being chosen for
discussion, and the clarification of the power game.Chapter Two
deals with the game among the female characters: Big Mama, Mae
and Maggie, and the different maneuvers applied by each.
Chapter Threeclarifies the relationships and the desires of the
male characters: BigDaddy, Gooper and Brick, and how they
influence the game. Chapter Fourdiscusses the interactions
between the male and the female characters, andelaborates on
power game in terms of the relationships between the
threePollitt couples. The concluding chapter, Chapter Five
summarizes themain ideas and extends the pursuit of the power
game as the pursuit ofa dream.
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