Big Daddy," in Tennessee William's "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."

BIG DADDY POLLITT

Big Daddy" is one of the most important characters in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." The story revolves around him and his family, and their reaction to his pending death from cancer. Big Daddy wants to make sure the estate he owns will stay in his family, and he wants his son Brick to produce the heir that will eventually inherit the estate, there is just one problem, Brick does not have any children, and he may even be a bisexual. The two men have to discover each other, admit they love each other, and try to bring the family together.

Big Daddy was just a drifter when he first came to the plantation owned by two gay men, Jack Straw and Peter Ochello. He only intended to stay long enough to do some yard...
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