#materialism

On the notion that the the “thundercloud of a common crisis” in which the characters find themselves is a product of their self-denial.

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

On the idea that in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", lies are therapeutic.

“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.

Moments within 'The Great Gatsby' unveil that for someone like Gatsby, both "inside and out", the sordid system he occupies, with all its abuse, only leaves him wanting more.