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The "Thundercloud of a Common Crisis" of Williams' America
Feb 22, 2022
15 min. read
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On the notion that the the “thundercloud of a common crisis” in which the characters find themselves is a product of their self-denial.
Social Mores And How They Shape Williams' "Cat"
Jan 31, 2022
13 min. read
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On the proposition that in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", Williams exposes the destructive impact of repressed feeling in a climate of social conservatism
The Comfort of Lies Within Williams' "Cat"
Jan 27, 2022
14 min. read
On the idea that in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", lies are therapeutic.
The Material Heart of Mendacity
Jan 25, 2022
16 min. read
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On the proposition that it is an obsession with materialism that produces the play’s mendacity.
On Freedom In 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'
Jan 25, 2022
18 min. read
“I’m not living with you. We occupy the same cage.” Reflections on the idea that none of the characters in ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ are free.
"Nick and the Candlestick" / "Daddy" / "Balloons"
Jan 21, 2022
14 min. read
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This triumvirate captures Plath's poetic license running the gamut of paradoxes and conflicting imagery to precipitate a femininity that is torn between oppression and liberation.