house. The story is written in first person because Troy (the main character) is telling the story. There is figurative language in this story. On page 229 a simile is used that says “he’s big and slow like a turtle”. There is also an idiom on page 57 that says “the Duluth fans poured over the fence‚ swarming the end zone”. The main character of Football Champ is Troy. He is a middle school football player and a football genius. Troy is strong‚ brave‚ and good hearted. Another main character
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Beautiful Helen. Helen disowned her country and her people‚ she knew the consequences and she chose love over loyalty. Agamemnon is another cause of the Trojan war. His goal was to overthrow Troy and he would fight to reach that. Paris is also to blame. His prophesy stated that he would burn down Troy and knowing that did not stop him from creating chaos’s with the Greeks. There are many causes of the Trojan War; one of the most significant and influential causes was
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character Troy has a poor relationship with his son Cory. The two always argue and rarely have good moments in the play. Troy does not want Cory to be like him‚ but does not want him to do what he wants. In my opinion‚Troy’s relationship with Cory is very poor because of the way Troy treats him. Troy has fulfilled the basic obligations to Cory and says he does not have to like him. A father should take care of the family and also love his children just like the mother. In the play Fences Troy“You my
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Unlike Father‚ Unlike Sons Troy Maxson is a father who has a hard time connecting with his sons. Like most parents‚ he only wants the best for them‚ and for them to not repeat the same mistakes he made. Troy Maxson refuses to open his eyes to what is around him these day and that puts a barrier between him and his sons. Troy’s personal experience makes him reluctant to accept and recognize the way society is changing around him. The incomplete fence connects to Troy because of his past which makes
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surrounding a man named Troy. Throughout this play many things occur such as adultery‚ a boy leaving his home to become a man‚ and many relationships being torn apart. In this particular play there were many symbolic and ironic situations that took place. Since Troy had an unhealthy relationship with his father‚ it affected the way he raised his children. In this play father and son relationships are damaged. Troy‚ the protagonist‚ is an African American male in his mid fifties. Troy is a formal baseball
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Numerous individuals suspected that it was only a myth and that the city of Troy itself never existed. Troy existed in the Bronze Age‚ and is most usually known from the antiquated greek epic stories‚ most particularily the Iliad by Homer‚ where it is broadly known as the setting for the Trojan War. In the epic‚ It is said that the reason for the Trojan war‚ and possible fall of Troy‚ was a direct result of the romance of Helen. Helen was stunningly lovely‚ numerous sovereigns needed her as their
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is used to be symbolic is by protection‚ Troy and Rose’s relationship‚ and Troy against death. It’s obvious that the title Fences comes from Cory and Troy spending a lot of time building a fence. It’s more than just a regular fence. The fence their hinting at it is more symbolic. In the play Fences there are six main characters in all and they have a role and mainly they all have a fence. The first character is Rose Maxson‚ she is the wife of Troy Maxson and the mother to his second child
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thousand years ago- or a historic fact at the centre of the most famous quarrel ever? The Illiad is the ancient tale of a mighty city called Troy that lay at the edge of Asia Minor whose prince abducted Helen‚ the most beautiful woman of all time‚ from the king of Greek Sparta‚ causing the Greeks to send an army in a thousand ships to attack and lay siege to Troy for 10 years. Historians have long doubted the credibility of Homer as a reliable historical source. However evidence has been uncovered by
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pass the physical exam. Due to the fact that Mary-Alice failed the exam‚ the personnel manager Bill Chaves thinks that she should be terminated because it violates the company’s policy. However‚ there are other employees who disagree with him. Adele Stafford‚ manager of the women’s sportswear department‚ recommended to Wheatley that an exception should be made in this case because of Mary-Alice’s excellent performance as a salesperson. The issue is that Mary-Alice has proven herself reliable
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