Compare And Contrast Arlington And Troy Maxon

Women in the nineteenth century lived in a time characterized by gender inequality. At the beginning of the century, women could not vote, could not be sued, were extremely limited over personal property after marriage, and were expected to remain obedient to their husbands and fathers.( women’s suffrage movement 1) In most situations, the men would have to go to work and bring home the money, and the women would have no choice but to stay home, clean the

Many women of the early 1900’s wanted to be treated fairly and equally to their male counterparts. For a long time, it was not even socially acceptable for a woman to work. As a woman’s job in society started involving be part of the work force, many

For the longest time, women’s role in society was very narrow and set in stone. Women weren’t given the chance to decide life for their own, and there was a very sharp distinction of gender roles. Women were viewed as inferior, weak, and dependant. They were expected to be responsible for the family and maintainance of the house. But as the 19th century began, so did a drastic change in society. Women started voicing their opinions and seeking change. Trying to break away from this ideology called “cult of domesticity” was a lengthy, burdensome, and demanding struggle.

A Doll’s House and The Importance of Being Earnest were both written in the late nineteenth century at a period in time when gender roles in society were not only significant to the structure of society but were restrictive and oppressive to individuals. This was particularly true in the case of women who were seen as the upholders of morals in polite society and were expected to behave accordingly. A Doll’s House and The Importance of Being Earnest challenge society and its inclination to categorise and expect certain behaviour of individuals based on their gender.

Women, like black slaves, were treated unequally from the male before the nineteenth century. The role of the women played the part of their description, physically and emotionally weak, which during this time period all women did was took care of their household and husband, and followed their orders. Women were classified as the “weaker sex” or below the standards of men in the early part of the century. Soon after the decades unfolded, women gradually surfaced to breathe the air of freedom and self determination, when they were given specific freedoms such as the opportunity for an education, their voting rights, ownership of property, and being employed.

During the 1800’s, women were subject to increasing discrimination, especially throughout the public sphere. Women were expected to take care of the house, children, and the husband. There was a fundamental belief that men owned their wives, allowing a gross

In the play Fence, the characters Troy Maxson, his wife Rose, and their son Cory all face obstacles, while living in the city. Troy Maxson faces inequality in his job. He works as a garbage man. However because of his race, his job permits him to only lift garbage and not do more. He questions his boss about it by saying, "Why you got the white mens driving and the colored lifiting?"... what's the matter, don't I count?" (3). Troy would rather want to be driver just like others apart from his race are. Not only that but Troy wants to make a change for every person in his job, who has the same race as him. An example of this is when he says, "All I want them to do is change the job description. Give everybody a chance to drive the truck" (3). Troy has a positive view about making a change in his race. He is determined to fight for his rights. Troy should draw on fighting for his rights to survive.

In fences, the award-winning play by August Wilson, we meet Troy Maxson, a hard working garbage collector living in a town resembling Pittsburgh Troy had hopes of becoming a professional baseball player, but because he was African American, he was never given a chance. Due to the prejudice Troy experienced, he does not want his son, Cory to be recruited by a college football team since he believes cory will be discriminated against. Their conflicting views cause cory to leave home and join the service and not to speak to his father again. To Cory, it seems his father is a failure; to others, Troy is a person to admire. I believe Troy was a person to be admired because he was brave, he raised his children, and because he didn’t abandon his daughter.

There will always be flaws within people. Humans are bound to make mistakes. However, the difference between people is if one person lets these flaws and mistakes define him or her. A tragic hero is someone who lets his or her flaws inevitably lead to his or her destruction. In Fences by August Wilson, there is controversy about whether Troy Maxson is a tragic hero or not. He is not a tragic hero. Troy Maxson is a villain because he lets his flaws define him and his actions, he does not try to overcome adversity, and he holds his son back from happiness.

Troy Maxson, from the play Fences, has shown that he poses the qualities of a tragic hero. A tragic Hero is defined as a literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his/her own destruction. Troy has many faults but there is more good in him than it may seem.

Fences a marvelous story written by (August Wilson) in (1985). They’re a lot of battles in this story, despite the battle (Troy Maxon) encountered in his life was accepting his responsibilities. He had an outspoken personality, for example, when he said: “Death is like a fastball on the outside corner” meaning life can be taken from you without warning. This puts his desire for crime at a lower rate, instead he sought opportunities of employment with a decent home and a good family. Even though his life may seem in place he still had to deal with the battle of racism, having trouble playing in the baseball leagues, crime around him and a battle with management over his job (a position that was reserved for the whites). Even through

How can a fence be a metaphorical barrier between a son and father? In the case of Cory and Troy Maxson, the fence separates what Cory sees and experiences in the real world and what Troy feels like he knows about the world. A key example of this barrier lies in the case of sports and futures in the Maxson family. Troy once played baseball in the Negro Leagues and never went pro to make money, so when Cory came to Troy to tell him that he wanted to play football in college because he knew he could take it somewhere, Troy disagreed. Troy was basing this decision on the country he grew up in. Troy was not acknowledging that the world has changed. There was a great deal of conflict between Troy and Cory, caused by different opinions and outlooks,

Women were traditionally seen as the weaker sex – second-class citizens with a lower social status than men. A woman’s place was in the home. Men did the “heavier” labor, like plowing and hunting.

During the early 1800's women were stuck in the Cult of Domesticity. Women had been issued roles as the moral keepers for societies as well as the nonworking house-wives for families. Also, women were considered unequal to their male companions legally and socially. However, women’s efforts during the 1800’s were effective in challenging traditional intellectual, social, economical, and political attitudes about a women’s place in society.

In Victorian England, “the bourgeoisie has torn away from the family its sentimental veil, and has reduced the family relation to a mere money relation” (Engels). This upper middle class, the bourgeois, was divided into separate spheres determined by their “natural characteristics” such as being male or female (Gender 1). The bourgeois society’s main concern was their outward appearance and materialism while gaining respectability among their social class. A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen, criticizes Victorian bourgeois society and their strict adherence to gender roles. As Nora Helmer walked away from her family, she generated a “door slam heard around the world” (“A Doll’s House” 1).