Play report on Fences
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Name Ross Johnson
Title: Fences
Author: August Wilson
Plot synopsis: This play focuses on the life of Troy Maxson during pre-civil rights movement times. Troy is really trying to break through the racial barrier at his job. He works as a garbage collector and he wants to drive the trucks instead of picking up the garbage. He works this job with his friend Bono, who he became friends with during his time in prison. Troy is married to Rose, a woman who loves him very much and almost worships him. His son, Lyon, who is always trying to get his dad to share money with him, also visits Troy. Troy also has a child with Rose, who’s name is Cory. Cory is a very skilled football player with aspirations to play in college. Gabriel is Troy’s brother who came back from World War 2 with a head injury that causes him to believe that he is the Archangel Gabriel from the bible. All the main conflicts of this story are presented to the audience in the first act. Troy trying to be able to drive his garbage truck, Troy having an affair with a woman named Alberta, and Cory wanting to play college football. Troy is vehemently against letting his son experience the abuse he suffered in sports due to the color of his skin. He wants to protect his son from the life that he lived. Troy eventually becomes so dead set on not allowing Cory to play that he asks the coach of the football team to not allow Cory to play anymore. Alberta ends up getting pregnant with Troy’s child. This forces Troy to admit to Rose that he has been unfaithful to her in their marriage. Alberta then dies during childbirth, which forces Troy to ask Rose to help him raise the child. Rose reluctantly agrees but she no longer considers herself Troy’s woman, and their marriage is in tatters. The play reaches its emotion climax when an argument between Troy
(The text boxes should expand as you type. Use more than 1page if you need to.)
Name Ross Johnson
Title: Fences
Author: August Wilson
Plot synopsis: This play focuses on the life of Troy Maxson during pre-civil rights movement times. Troy is really trying to break through the racial barrier at his job. He works as a garbage collector and he wants to drive the trucks instead of picking up the garbage. He works this job with his friend Bono, who he became friends with during his time in prison. Troy is married to Rose, a woman who loves him very much and almost worships him. His son, Lyon, who is always trying to get his dad to share money with him, also visits Troy. Troy also has a child with Rose, who’s name is Cory. Cory is a very skilled football player with aspirations to play in college. Gabriel is Troy’s brother who came back from World War 2 with a head injury that causes him to believe that he is the Archangel Gabriel from the bible. All the main conflicts of this story are presented to the audience in the first act. Troy trying to be able to drive his garbage truck, Troy having an affair with a woman named Alberta, and Cory wanting to play college football. Troy is vehemently against letting his son experience the abuse he suffered in sports due to the color of his skin. He wants to protect his son from the life that he lived. Troy eventually becomes so dead set on not allowing Cory to play that he asks the coach of the football team to not allow Cory to play anymore. Alberta ends up getting pregnant with Troy’s child. This forces Troy to admit to Rose that he has been unfaithful to her in their marriage. Alberta then dies during childbirth, which forces Troy to ask Rose to help him raise the child. Rose reluctantly agrees but she no longer considers herself Troy’s woman, and their marriage is in tatters. The play reaches its emotion climax when an argument between Troy