The play Fences by August Wilson details the lives of Troy‚ his wife Rose‚ and his son Cory. Set in the bustling year of 1957‚ Fences explores the themes of family‚ sacrifice‚ and the effect of racism on jobs and careers in America. The play starts with Troy and his longtime friend Bono’s weekly ritual of drinking and talking about their jobs and lives. Bono accuses Troy of cheating on his wife‚ Rose‚ with Alberta‚ but Troy denies it as his wife walks into the scene. It is made clear that Troy is
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class‚ today I will tell you why it is extremely important for students to study texts that represent a variety of cultures. The films I have deconstructed to convey my points are “Bend it like Beckham”‚ directed by Gurinder Chadha and “Rabbit Proof Fence”‚ directed by Phillip Noyce. The cultural concepts explained in these movies are the early 1900s British culture and how dominant and cruel they were‚ the aboriginal Australians and how they were treated badly‚ the Indian culture and how much their
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“ Nigger as long as you in my house‚ you put that sir on the end of it when you talk to me”. Troy Maxson‚ the Protagonist of Fences‚ quotes. Troy Maxson is a 53 year old man who is a father and husband. He has led a hard life from being abused by his father to going to jail for fifteen years due to robbery and murder. While in jail‚ he became a sharp baseball player. He is determined to protect his son Cory from the disappointments and opportunities loss because of the color of his skin. Troy lives
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A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE FENCES AND TRIFLES PLAY “Trifles”‚ is an acclaimed play by Susan Glaspell which has been studied widely in theatre. The play was first shown in 1916.The play is acknowledged as one of the earliest feminist dramas and as an engrossing and compelling story. The play is about two women‚ Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters who slowly unravel the cause of a gruesome murder‚ as the men are blinded by lack of sensitivity and their ignorance. The women take a deep look into the “trifles”
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How does the film Rabbit Proof Fence and the picture book The Rabbits‚ by Phillip Noyce and John Marsden respectively‚ position a responder to feel sympathetic for the Aboriginal people in the film and book? The Aboriginal people of Australia have endured great suffering since white settle began in 1788. Despite this‚ they have shown both resilience and determination to maintain their cultural identity. Phillip Noyce’s Rabbit Proof Fence examines such suffering through its portrayal of three
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THE RABBIT-PROOF FENCE 1. How does the sound add to your understanding of the context? The sound sort of tells you that movie is set in a desert like place. 2. What is the effect of the Ariel shot of the desert landscape‚ followed by the distant shot The Ariel shot shows you that there is not a lot there‚ that there was people here for thousands of years and that they get by‚ by using their survival skills that have been passed down generation by generation. 3. How does Noyce position
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respond to challenges and learn more about the world around them. This concept of physical journeys can be clearly seen in the texts “Rabbit-Proof Fence” by Phillip Noyce and “A Horse with No Name” by America. Both texts use a number of methods and technical features‚ to represent the journey and the impact of its result. The film “Rabbit-Proof Fence” tells the story of 3 Aboriginal girls (Molly‚ Daisy and Gracie) who travel on foot across 1500km of inhospitable Australian outback to be reunited
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African Americans are still being discriminated and oppressed even though the law of the land says otherwise. I have seen several movies in the past about Africa Americans life during the slavery‚ but I have never read a book before. On the novel “Fences” by August Wilson‚ he wants his audience to be part of a regular African American family and witness the struggle Africa American went through to survive. As a result‚ one of his main character “Troy” depicted as the victim of unjustified arrest and
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Using Aristotle’s descriptions of Tragedy‚ I classify Fences by August Wilson as a tragic play. The elements of tragedy‚ Troy Maxson as a tragic hero‚ and tragic plot were evident throughout the play. Also‚ the feeling of catharsis at the end-which is proper of tragedy‚ was clearly identifiable. I. Fences fits into the tragic genre based on the points given by Aristotle. In Poetics‚ he defines tragedy as "the imitation of an action that is serious and also as having magnitude‚ complete in itself
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When it comes to comparing and contrasting two different cultures and morals the differences can be night and day. In Death Of A Salesman and Fences‚ these stories follow two middle-class families around the same time period (late 1940-1950’s)‚ who are both facing problems within their own household’s. From marital issues to failing father/son relationships‚ both of these stories paint a picture to the audience of what life in an urban family living in that time setting was like through the author’s
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