Troy : A Man Of Many Faces

It's interesting to see how your point of view is different from mine. I thought the opposite from you, in that Troy's dream, was denied because I viewed Baseball as his main dream; while rose's was deferred because she wanted a happy family and relationship. While I still stand with my point of view, yours is very insightful and enlightening. I never thought of viewing this in the aspect that maybe Troy's dream was fulfilled, because people can have more than one dream and baseball might not have been his main dream. I can see that troy did do as he wanted, while not exactly right, he went to look for his happiness. He got the promotion he wanted in his job and found happiness with another woman. On the other hand, rose did not go out to

A literary strategy often used by the greatest of writers to make their work feel more real to life is creating a morally ambiguous character. August Wilson is among those writers in how he portrays Troy in Fences. In the play, some ways August Wilson portrays Troy as a morally ambiguous character is through Troy’s treatment and care for his family. August Wilson also depicts Troy as a morally ambiguous character in the way of his interactions with Cory, how Troy holds Cory back from playing a sport that Cory really loves, yet he says that he wants the best for his family. Finally, August Wilson portrays Troy as a morally ambiguous character in how Troy always wants to be better than his father, but then he falls right back into the pattern his father set by not taking his family seriously. This moral ambiguity of Troy is significant to the play because it makes the reader connect more with the play and keeps the reader entertained by having such a static character. It also makes the work feel alive and fluid as the reader goes through the play, not knowing what to expect next from Troy.

Troy’s personality is very conservative. He is an angry man who has been a victim of racial violence and allowed his bitterness to become a barrier to new opportunities that opened at this time. As a child Troy wanted out of his abusive father’s relationship. His father barely looked after his 11 children and had always puts himself first before anyone else. Instead, young Troy escapes north to Pittsburg ending himself in jail due to theft, which is where he meets his ace

The character I have chosen in the book, Downriver, is Troy. The reason for me to pick Troy was because he was the oldest and seemed to know what he was doing. Troy is the character who wants to be in control. There were three events that happened to him where I feel his character shined.

Analyse the effectiveness of the tactics used by both sides in the Trojan War. ____________________________________________________________

Walter lee younger and Troy Maxson grew up in a time period where African American was segregated from a white citizen. walter younger, the oldest son of Lena younger who works as a chauffeur, but hopes of owning his own liquor store. Troy Maxson is a bitter man, who believes he owes his family everything from his paycheck to his soul. they both struggle with the challenges of a deferred dream, race, and moreover, their egocentric personality always impacts on their families.

Growing up, most parents want what is best for their children with the hope that they will lead a better life than the one they had. On the surface, this does not seem to be the case in the relationship between Troy and Cory in August Wilson’s Fences. Troy was a hardworking man who did all he can to provide for his family. Cory worked equally as hard in his athletic career. Troy made a decision to end Cory’s football career out of protection but Cory viewed it as his father’s jealousy. Troy’s rough attitude and relationship towards Cory stems from multiple sources: Troy’s relationship with his own father, his jail time, the fact that he did not make the Major Leagues in baseball due to discrimination, and his reluctance to accept the idea that the times have changed. Each of these plays a distinct role in their relationship, ultimately cultivating in Troy losing Cory for good.

When people think of a hero, they do not understand you don't need to be just like superman, you don't need to be able to fly, or be immortal and never die. There is no need to wear a mask, save the world, or have special powers. To me, any regular person can become a hero in their own way. I believe a hero can be found in any piece of literature, most main characters are all heroes, but they are all heroes in a different way. To me, in order to be a hero, all you need to do is put someone else's life in front of your own, if you can change someone else's life you can then call yourself a hero. Aristotle once said that a tragic hero is "one who does not fall into misfortune though vice or depravity, but falls because of some mistake".

the beginning, Troy is a tough character defined by his foul mouth and healthy disposition

Tragedy, as defined by Aristotle, is “a drama treating a serious subject and involving persons of significance” (Kirszner and Mandell 1086), the success of a tragedy occurs when the audience “feels both fear and pity because they see in themselves the potential for similar situations” (Kirszner and Mandell 1087). Aristotle’s literary theory of tragedy applies only to “imitation of persons who are above the common level, he must be one who is highly renowned and prosperous – a personage like Oedipus, Thyestes, or other illustrious men of such families” (Aristotle) because his theory was developed for application to the literary works of poets and playwrights such as Homer, Aeschylus, and Sophocles, whose works were the interpretations of Greek mythology. This means that one cannot look fully to Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero in application to modern literature. Therefore, many scholars and literary critics look to playwright Arthur Miller’s description written in his article Tragedy and the Common Man where he writes, “I believe that common man is as apt a subject for tragedy in its highest sense as kings were” (Miller). Miller points out in his article that the common man can exhibit all the same qualities and characteristics as those of a man born into nobility, and that same common man can execute the same actions. But not all tragedies are heroic, there must be specific elements in the creation of a tragic hero that can be difficult to

Troy’s misuse of  power in his relationship with Bono causes their relationship to be ruined. In their friendship Troy is the friend who tells Bono what the right thing to do is. Bono look up to Troy and he learned a lot of things from Troy that he can use in the future. In the beginning of the play Bono says, “ I’m like you… I aint got no time for them kind of people” (2). “I’m like you” suggests Bono believes that he can handle situations just like Troy can but Bono really can not because standing up for himself is a struggle.  Mentally, Troy is stronger than Bono, but Bono tries his best to agree with Troy and do whatever he do. But, Towards the end of the story, the soft Bono we knew of finally stood up to Troy. Bono saya “you’s in control… that's what you tell me all the time. You responsible for what you do”, Bono says this to Troy in their conversation about Rose. The phrase “ You’s in control”, states that Troy is always in control of everything he do and he only take responsibility for the things that we want to take responsibilities in, according to Bono. The conversation between Troy and Cory was significant because usually Troy talks down to Bono, but now Bono is talking down to Troy. This is a change for Bono and the reader because Bono would never stand up to Troy and Bono finally expressed his feelings.  After the disagreement between Troy and Cory, Troy loses his close friend because of his misuse in power within their relationship.

Troy failed to establish a healthy relationship with his father resulting in a struggle to develop a bond with his own son bringing about a highly dysfunctional relationship and adding to the overall familial unhappiness. These characters consistently fail to reach common ground concerning Cory 's future leading to both verbal, as well as physical altercations. Troy’s own selfishness holds his son back from achieving his dreams as he fears that his son will achieve more than he ever had, and in turn abuses his parental power, holding unrealistic goals for his son, and driving a wedge between them. Troy stated, “I told that boy about that football stuff. The white man ain’t gonna let him get nowhere with that football. I told him when he first come to me with it. Now you come telling me he done went and got more tied up in it. He ought to go and get recruited in how to fix cars or something where he can make a living” (Wilson 6). Cory is unable to escape his father 's control and is forced to live his life the way his father intends. Cory is justifiably angered and takes a stand against his father by not attending his funeral to take back his father 's power over him. This specific incident shows just how deeply rooted the conflict between them was and the extent of the dysfunction in their relationship that creates a level of unhappiness for

home because of his cruel father. W. P. Kenny details how Troy had to ―harden himself‖ from

Jonah Marais the most popular guy in school. He is also a bully to most freshmen and is known for it. Other than that he is the best looking guy in West Coast High School. He is athletic and really quite Hot, or so all the girls think, but he has one major flaw… he is a jerk. He is not only a bully to freshman, but you don’t want to get in his way even walking down the street. He will stop you and embarrass you in the middle of the mall but only if his friends are around. It’s like he is trying to show off or something. Most people think that he just tries to be tough around his friends, but it is really deeper than that. He is a senior this year and is moving out to L.A. for collage and apparently he is in a band now? There are others

Troy is seen as an unforgivable character because of his actions, but it is his actions that reveal that he is in a perpetual cycle of longing. Troy’s ongoing dissatisfaction with life, as a result of being a black everyman in the 1950s only adds to the anger and bitterness at life disappointments. The black everyman mirrors the pain and unrequited respect that Troy feels. Which is why it is important to note that in the