‘Why is it so damn hard for people to talk?’ Tennessee Williams, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof At its heart, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is the story of a family in crisis—a family that chooses to suffer in silence rather than speak their minds. Over the course of a sweltering evening at the family estate in Mississippi, the theme of mendacity (lack of honesty) runs rampant throughout each exchange between the characters and is further complicated by the genteel rules of Southern society. Most are … [Read more...]