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Troy's Fences
In The Play “Fences” there is a connection to the fence that each character has.
The main character name is Troy and along with him is his wife Rose his sons Corey and lyons right along with his brother named Gabe. Troy wanted to build a fence to keep to keep everything that belonged to him inside of the fence and the things that didnt belong to him outside the fence.
Troy connects with every character because Rose is the one that wants the fence built and Troy is the one building it. Troy, a 53-year-old head of household who struggles with providing for his family (Wilson, August) . Troy wants the fence built so everything he love can stay in it and everything he hate like death to stay on the outside of the fence until he get ready for it to come on the inside. In act (2.2) Troy was having a talk with death telling death to stay away from his family and when death is ready to come death needs to come for him. …show more content…
Rose tried to keep everything in check with her family she made sure everyone ate even Gabe. In act (2.2) Rose told Troy that she just want him to love her. Troy had came home and told Rose that he had an affair with another women and had gotten her pregnant then after that Rose didnt talk to Troy for a while.
Corey loves his daddy but his daddy Troy just want him to work and does not approve of Corey playing football because he didnt make it nowhere playing baseball. In act (1.3) Troy does not sign Corey football paper because he didnt want Corey to play football. But Corey ended up going to the navy after a fight with his
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