Brick Pollitt
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Brick Pollitt is the disillusioned, alcoholic former football star at the center of Tennessee Williams’ play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," whose strained marriage and family conflicts drive the drama’s exploration of truth, desire, and repression.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| ageInWork | early thirties ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWorkAdaptation |
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1976 television film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfAlcoholism | guilt over Skipper's death ⓘ |
| centralThemeInvolvement |
desire
ⓘ
mendacity ⓘ repression ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
alcoholic
ⓘ
disillusioned ⓘ emotionally withdrawn ⓘ repressed ⓘ |
| conflictType |
family conflict
ⓘ
marital conflict ⓘ |
| creator | Tennessee Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticArc |
confrontation with family truths
ⓘ
partial movement toward emotional honesty ⓘ struggle to communicate with Maggie ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
embodies conflict between truth and illusion
ⓘ
embodies crisis of masculinity ⓘ explores theme of mendacity in family relationships ⓘ |
| familyName | Pollitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955 play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Brick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBrother | Gooper Pollitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFather | Big Daddy Pollitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFriend | Skipper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMother | Big Mama Pollitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | former football player ⓘ |
| physicalCondition | injured leg ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Paul Newman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tommy Tune NERFINISHED ⓘ other stage actors in various productions ⓘ |
| residence | Mississippi plantation ⓘ |
| setIn | Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| spouse |
Maggie Pollitt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Margaret "Maggie" Pollitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesAssistiveDevice | crutch ⓘ |
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