Troy's Short Story

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

Troy White has a whole lot of problems. His father left him and his family when he was a little boy, his favorite NFL team, The Atlanta Falcons seems Headed for another losing season, and, on his own football team, his gifts as quarterback are not seen while he sits on the bench, watching his coach's son on the field. Troy's most unique gift is his ability to predict football plays before they happen. When his mother gets a PR job with the Falcons, Troy sees an opportunity, but he can't get anyone to see his talents. Finally, Seth Halloway, the Falcons' middle linebacker, realizes Troy's ability, and Troy becomes the team's secret

Ty’s team won, but Troy was not upset. The two were good friends now and talked a lot now. Troy talks about his uncle, who would have been a great NFL player if he hadn’t died his junior year of college in a car crash. Ty tells how his mother had a brother that fits that description. Troy told him his name and they figured out they were cousins. At the end of the story, everyone says their goodbyes and they all go home.

He met Rose and she then had their son, Cory. Cory is young, hardworking, smart, and athletic. He’s being recruited to play college football but his father doesn’t approve of the idea. Troy’s reasoning being that it won’t get him anywhere but he’s actually in an “exhausting routine of work just to make ends meet and filled with acrimony because of his missed chances” (Pereira).

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.

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.

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.

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".

Thesis: Although people often think that power in a relationship is shared, in Fences August Wilson suggests that when power is misused relationships are destroyed.

One night after a game, Tom and some of his friends went to California Memorial Stadium to watch the University of California game. Before they entered into the stadium, they went over to the football half inside the stone. Tom’s friends decided they would try their luck in pulling the football from the stone. Each one of his friends tried and neither of them could pull it out. Tom decided he would give it a try and before he attempted to pull the football, a light shimmered down touching the football. Tom pulled the football out effortlessly and his friends were astonished. He knew the legend of this football and decided he would go back to his high school football

When Troy White proved his incredible "football genius" to the Atlanta Falcons, they brought him on the team. Now that Troy is helping, the Falcons are racking in victories. Troy loves his role behind the scenes and the thrill of having NFL star linebacker Seth Halloway, who's dating Troy's mom, to coach his team, the Duluth Tigers. Then Troy's perfect world comes crashing down. Reporter Brent Peele is out to obliterate the Falcons as much as he can, and that means going after Troy. The vicious media storm that comes down on the football genius threatens not only his job with the Falcons and the Tigers' run at a championship but his mother's job and Seth's as well. The reporter is making up fake reports that Seth is taking steroids, so Troy

Wilson uses Troy’s role in the black poverty cycle to show how even though he is born into a bad situation, it is Troy, himself who propagates his entrapment in and gradual release from the cycle. Troy Maxson begins his turbulent journey born into a family of eleven children. When Troy “was about eight” (51) his mother “sneaked off one night” (51) and never returned for him. As time progressed Troy’s dad instilled a fear within his heart because of the way he treated Troy.

I disagree with this statement, there is evidence a Trojan War or Wars did happen, possibly around north-western Turkey. Eric Cline from the George Washington University says “The archaeological and textual evidence indicates that a Trojan War or Wars took place and that Homer chose to write about one or more of them making it into a great ten-year-long saga”.

“What you wish for?” asks Eric, “to make it with Andy.” Smirks Troy as he throws a penny down the well. Suddenly the coin flies back up the well and into the air. “Hey! Who’s down there?” yells Troy. A huge response from many voices emerges from the well. “That sounds like Andy!” laughs Jeb. After a heated argument, the boys agree to bring down the bucket to lift them to safety, Troy, Eric and Jeb decide to slide down the well and meet the goonies at the bottom.

Written by Marc Camoletti, Boeing-Boeing is originally a French play that was first staged in 1962. Director Troy River, along with talented crew and cast members, brought this popular and comical play to life in Theater 50 of American High School. Although there were limitations imposed by the fact that the play was a high school production, the realistic set and professional acting outweighed the restrictions, successfully fulfilling the play’s purpose of entertaining the audience.