English 11 Spring 2014 Fences Study Guide Act I‚ Scene 1 1. What year is it? 1957 2. Describe Troy Maxson. Wants to be treated the way her treats others. Honest but bitter. Strong and resembles the time period. Not afraid to question society. Large man. No filter‚ says what he thinks‚ not afraid of offending others. Has some common sense. 3. Describe Bono. Good friend‚ loyal. Known Troy for about 30 years. Live close to each other. Loyal husband to Lucile. Treats Lucile w respect
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Qualities and Flaws In the play "Fences" by August Wilson‚ Troy Maxson can be characterized as a responsible‚ fearless‚ unfaithful husband and a controlling father. Troy has acted insensitive and uncaring to his wife‚ Rose‚ his brother‚ Gabriel and his son‚ Cory. Troy can be seen as a man with both positive qualities and flaws. Even though Troy definitely has some good qualities but a lot of what he does is bad. Troy Maxson is a man who takes responsibility for his family. He is a man
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Fences Name: Jondrea Williams Date: 03/12/2012 English 1102 Drama Essay “We black men have a hard enough time in our own struggle for justice‚ and already have enough enemies as it is‚ to make the drastic mistake of attacking each other and adding more weight to an already unbearable load.” (Malcolm X) African American men through time have struggled for a power that is out of their reach because others hold the power. August Wilson’s Fences displays a Psychological/Psychoanalytic
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Q1. ’Rabbit Proof Fence’ highlights how experiences change our point of view. Discuss. Can you imagine being an Aborigine? Living in the outback? Hunting for food? What would your point of view be if you were brought up that way? Or maybe you were a white person. What would your point of view be then? What would you think of the Aborigines and their way of living and the way they were brought up compared to you? All the different experiences people have such as how we are brought up‚ our beliefs
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beginning of every class I wrote down on a little white board the lessons plan for that day. For example‚ Today we will: Watch the film for 40 minutes. Finish a true of false worksheet. Your homework will be‚ to read a small part of the book Rabbit-Proof Fence. My plan was to motivate my students to learn by using task-based tasks (communicative teaching approach) content – based teaching and multisensory teaching. In every group activity I divided my students by strengths: Student 1 writes. Student 2 makes
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In “Rabbit Proof Fence” directed by Phillip Noyce‚ the main themes in the film are the loss of a home and family and the strong bond with family. From the scene depicting Molly‚ Gracie and Daisy’s journey back home‚ the audience observes the struggle they face as they travel 1500 miles through unfamiliar territory to return to their land‚ their homes and families. It reveals Molly’s ambition to return to her Mother. Phillip Noyce conveys this to the viewers by the use of camera angles and editing
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In Fences‚ August Wilson uses the motif of baseball to at first develop Troy’s character‚ and then he uses it to relate to vital themes‚ relationships between characters‚ and conflicts throughout the play. Once the plot becomes more developed‚ Wilson uses the motif within Troy’s speech to allude to significant themes‚ such as the recurring theme of death. Secondly‚ in the duration of the play Troy uses metaphors about baseball when relating his relationships with other characters‚ for example‚ he
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Rabbit-Proof Fence Rabbit proof fence tells a true story of three young aboriginal girls‚ who are taken from their mothers and forced to be “re-educated” of the western ways at a remote settlement near Moore River. Molly‚ the oldest of the three‚ takes responsibility of the 2 younger girls‚ Gracie and Daisy. Molly‚ Gracie and daisy are taken away from their home in jigalong‚ they suffered a long journey to an education camp near Moore River‚ throughout their epic journey they attempt the impossible
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Annotated Bibliography: The power struggle in “Sonny’s Blues” Baldwin‚ James. Sonny ’s Blues. 10th ed. N.p.: publisher‚ 1957. Print. This article discusses how an unnamed narrator in “Sonny’s Blues” discovers from a newspaper that his younger brother‚ Sonny‚ has been arrested for selling and using heroin. It shows a inside view of the narrators feeling towards his brother Sonny. In the story “Sonny’s Blues” you will see how concerned he becomes about his brother. You will see a great deal of
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Societal prejudice affects individual’s ability to be happy which can be seen in August Wilson’s play "Fences." For Bono‚ the societal prejudices he faces are racism‚ poverty‚ and prejudice against convicted felons. These prejudices affect his happiness because they influence the opportunities that Bono has to be financially stable. I think is not happy because he wasn’t able to play sports .Croy says “ Hey‚ Pop… You can’t do that. He’s coming all the way from North Carolina.” (Act One‚ Scene 3‚
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