


They pause for a few moments before laughing, just as Big Mama calls through the door.īig Mama says she has wonderful news about Big Daddy. The two struggle as Margaret attempts to seize Brick, who pulls away violently and grabs a small chair to shield himself from her. Margaret tries to get Brick to sign a card for Big Daddy’s birthday present, but Brick refuses. Margaret says Brick looks just as fit as he did before he started drinking though, and reminisces about what a wonderful lover Brick used to be. In a suite at Big Daddy’s mansion on his estate, Brick showers and dries off as Margaret complains first about Gooper and Mae, and then about Brick’s behavior, which has involved quitting work, drinking, and breaking his ankle while attempting to jump hurdles on a high school track field.
