Nothing's more determined than a cat on a hot tin roof. Is there? Is there, baby?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker uses the image of a cat on a hot tin roof to describe someone who is extremely nervous and unable to sit still.
- In plain terms
- A cat on a hot tin roof is as restless as they come.
- What can you take from it?
- Extreme restlessness makes it impossible to feel comfortable anywhere.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes you feel like a cat on a hot tin roof?
- Can restlessness ever be a good thing?
Another view
The idiom is cultural and might not be understood universally.
More from Tennessee Williams
Maggie: I'll win, alright. Brick: Win what? What is the victory of a cat on a hot tin roof? Maggie: Just staying on it, I guess. As long as she can.
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