One of the most obvious moral conflicts in "Cat on a Hot Tin roof" is visible in the campaign by Gooper and Mae to gain the favor of Big Daddy, while at the same time discrediting Brick and Margaret. They try to twist the facts in order to portray themselves to Big Daddy as the most qualified heirs for the inheritance. For instance, they try to imply that just because they have five children (with a sixth on the way), they are therefore responsible family people who will take good care of the plantation.

I don't think we have to look very far in our own world to see the consequences of a society which approves of back-stabbing and flattery as a way of "getting ahead." All the world's newspaper headlines are full of stories on a daily basis of politicians and other individuals in positions of responsibility who abuse and betray the people who count on them. And along with the growth of professional liars (politicians) we've also seen an explosive growth in numbers of lawyers whose job, of course, is to write lots of "fine print" to hold each of us accountable, because nobody's word of honor means anything any more.

Certainly another dominant morality we see in Williams' play is the unwise choice to escape the challenges of life by indulging in alcohol. This is typified in the behavior of Brick, a former sports hero who has become an alcoholic and is now presently on crutches because of an accident he suffered while drunk. When confronted with a life situation that disturbs him, Brick begins drinking continuously, putting down the bottle only when he is convinced he hears a "click" in his head which indicates that he has passed safely out of the world of reality and into his own inner alcoholic fantasy land.

In the real world today, we also see many relationships in which couples do not show each other the respect they should. Men continue to batter and abuse women, and society doesn't seems to really care. On the other hand, many married women feel helpless or financially dependent and so they stay married to total jerks, hoping against hope that they can "change him".

Throughout "Cat on a Hot Tin roof" the message is repeated, that achieving money, land and power are the goals of life. Anything that stands in the way of obtaining them is unimportant or, at least, can be postponed until material wealth is achieved first. Honesty, integrity, and even love are quickly abandoned at the call of the Almighty Dollar. Big Daddy's repeated description of the plantation reinforces

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