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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1. The theme of “I‚ Too”‚ by Langston Hughes‚ is that African Americans are an integral part of American society and they deserve the right to live equally. The theme of “Harlem”‚ by Langston Hughes‚ is that the dreams of African Americans are forgotten‚ pushed aside‚ and simply never achieved; even though African Americans are freed from oppression‚ they still face discrimination in the American society. 2. Two literary devices in “I‚ Too” are a metaphor and the use of repetition. There is
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1. The theme of “I‚ Too”‚ by Langston Hughes‚ is that African Americans are an integral part of American society and they deserve the right to live equally. The theme of “Harlem”‚ by Langston Hughes‚ is that the dreams of African Americans are forgotten‚ pushed aside‚ and simply never achieved; even though African Americans are freed from oppression‚ they still face discrimination in the American society. 2. Two literary devices in “I‚ Too” are a metaphor and the use of repetition. There is
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realize the truth is right in front of them. It might not be straightforward but there is a deeper meaning to finding out the truth. People go through tragedies‚ which makes them awaken to find out the truth. In Oedipus the King‚ A Doll’s House‚ and Fences‚ Oedipus‚ Nora and Corey experience an awakening from secondary characters through their interactions. Oedipus‚ the main character in Oedipus the King by Sophocles awakens when he realizes the truth has been in front of him the whole time. There
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will stand by her man‚ but also call him out on his lying when he talking to his friends. Troy tells his friend Bono a story of when he and Rose first met. Of course trying to play it cool Troy tells Bono that it was over a few days that he courted her‚ but Rose quickly reminds him of the correct facts “Ain’t been no two or three days nothing. You was back that same night.” Trying to talk to her. Troy tend to exaggerate the truth a little so he is also telling Bono about a time he and Rose brought
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the check to her son‚ Walter‚ trusting him to put a portion of the money back for Beneatha’s schooling. However‚ Walter is irresponsible and spends the entire check on himself (Hansberry‚ 1959). This situation is similar to the events of the play Fences‚ written by A. Wilson. In this story‚ a little boy named Cory is also part of a poor family. Cory dreams of becoming a professional football player. However‚ his father believes that because he is black‚ he will not be successful as a professional
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Another scene where race was clearly a factor was when Troy described that in some public places blacks were mistreated‚ unlike whites‚ “A Negro goes in there and can’t get no kind of service. I see a white fellow come in there and order a bowl of stew. The black Priest picked all the meat out the pot for him. Man ain’t had nothing but a bowl of meat.” This statement shows that even the Priest‚ who is black treats whites better than blacks. Racism was so strong back in the 1950’s that not only white
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before his father came home. (p.1298) Troy would look for any opportunity to provide for his family‚ such as taking care of his brother but also reaping the benefits of spending some of his disability check. Only the bare necessities were important to Troy and not mere pleasures such as buying a television set. For example: When Cory asked
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used to now. Fences follows Troy Maxon‚ a middle aged black man‚ who is married to Rose‚ and has three children‚ each from different women. Troy is enraged that‚ being an African American‚ he Mauro 2 can’t drive the garbage trucks at work-even though he cannot read‚ and doesn’t even have his driver’s license. He doesn’t seem to be a bad person‚ at heart. He gives Lyons‚ his son from his first marriage‚ money whenever he asks‚ but the money does not come without a price. Troy complains to Lyons
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bigger picture. In the end because the men brushed the women off‚ not taking into consideration their advice‚ the women ended up finding the real motive while the detectives totally missed it. In the play Fences gender roles also evident because of the way Rose is treated by her husband. Troy cheats on her with a women named Alberta and seems to ignore the fact that she is loyal to him and takes care of home. After Alberta dies giving birth to their child
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