![]() ![]() Mama, meanwhile, goes to "ease" Big Daddy's pain-but his pain is emotional and existential. Even Big Mama’s interruption doesn’t faze Margaret, who calmly hands Big Mama the medicine before returning her attention to Brick. Further, Maggie realizes that with this power she can be the first character in the play to turn her lie into truth. Love continues to be a function of power-suggesting that the women's love for their men is almost entirely a function of their dependence on them. She can, basically, extort his love for her, at least physically. Earlier Maggie couldn't penetrate Brick's alcohol-based distance but now she (like Big Daddy earlier) realizes that Brick's dependence on alcohol makes him weak, symbolized by Maggie throwing away his crutch and defense. ![]() Margaret finally takes charge at the end of the play. ![]()
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