Money : source for family disturbance and agony.

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Cat on a hot tin roof and A raisin in the sun : Comparing Brick Walter

Brick Pollitt played by Paul Newman in the movie Cat on a hot tin roof is an alcoholic and an ex- football star athlete who has returned home for his father 's 65th birthday . Once home Brick is haunted by the memories that he and his wife left behind . Brick is frustrated with the fact that he believes that his wife , Maggie , seduced his best friend Skipper

after a big game . Since then Brick and Maggie have had an estranged marriage . Brick still holding on to this belief will not make love to Maggie and will not spend anytime with her

In this movie money really doesn 't play a big part with Brick and Maggie . Brick 's father , Big Daddy , is in fact a wealthy plantation owner and is dying of terminal cancer within the days after his birthday . His brother , Gooper , has returned home as well insight of their father 's illness to try to gain control over the estate and inheritance . However Big Daddy and his favorite son Brick are able to overcome their differences in the end after Brick finds out that his father is ill They are able to reconcile and Brick realizes that his father does love him . Once Brick and his father reconcile this opens up the opportunity for Maggie and him . They are both able to open up to...