Streetcar and Cat...

For me at least it didn't take much reading to pick up on the first similarity between Cat On A Hot Tin Roof and A Streetcar Named Desire the issue of drinking. The two leading men in both Tennessee's plays are alcoholics. I'm not very far along in Streetcar so I think I'll find way more similarities. One thing but I have also spotted a few difference between the two men. Stanley is and good looking but a complete womanizer but Brick is weak and doest seem to really care about his wife. I also picked up on that both books mettition gay relationships. Tennessee William's was gay which is why I'm wondering if there is a connection between him and his characters too.

I've read all of scene one and two pages 1-49. It starts of with Stella and Stanley. They leave and Blanche enters. In these two scenes I get introduced to the lead character's of Streetcar. I find out that Stella is pregnant and I learn that Blanche(Stella's older sister) who is a high school teacher(Mr.Wells I know you'll be exicted by this..shes an English teacher! Omigod!) And she is spending the summer with Stella and Stanley. It is also in these two scenes that Blanche admits to Stella that shes lost their beautiful country home the one that they grew up in.