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Just before this scene, many secrets have been laid bare: Big Daddy is dying of cancer. Big Mama and Big Daddy prefer their younger son Brick over his brother Gooper--perhaps they even hate Gooper. And Maggie has declared that she is pregnant, a claim that Mae (Gooper’s wife) calls a lie. In this scene, Gooper is ready to call it a night and go to bed, but Mae wants to argue with Maggie about her pregnancy. Before the scene ends, Maggie thanks Brick for going along with her lie, and begins to
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GOOPER: Brick, could you possibly spare me one small shot of that liquor?
BRICK: Why, help yourself, Gooper Boy.
GOOPER: I will.
[... … …]
End:
BRICK: The click ...
MAGGIE: --the click in your head that makes you peaceful, honey?
BRICK: Uh-huh. It hasn’t happened … I’ve got to make it happen before I can sleep ...
Tennessee Williams, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Signet Books, 1983, pp. 128-130.
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