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    in the play are used to tell the late life story of Troy Maxon and his relationship with family.  From the start of the play‚ there is conflict and foreshadowing that shows Troy’s own belief that he has failed in life and that the world did not give him what he deserved.  He believes that he has to venture outside of his family to find relief.             At the start of the play‚ Wilson takes the audience into the seemingly happy life of Troy Maxon. The author then makes it clear that he felt like

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    Troy Maxon represents a modern tragic character very well due this is fatal flaw‚ and downfall by the end of the play. Though he may not meet the requirement of being a character of nobility or of high class‚ all the other parts of the definition of a tragic character fit him very well. We see throughout the play that his authoritarianist behavior causes him to treat his family in a way that distances him from them. By the end of the story the tragedy ends with Troy dead‚ and without his family.

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    that brings tragedy to their life. In the play Fences the character Troy Maxson is believed to be a tragic hero. There are two key reasons as to why Troy is one. A major reason that Troy is a tragic hero is that he is a caring person but shows it differently from the others. The other reason is that he makes bad decisions about everything. These are only a few of many reasons as to why Troy is considered a tragic hero. At first‚ Troy may seem like an uncaring father‚ but the truth is he really does

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    while her husband Troy‚ presents the theme of betrayal and is tearing their family apart. While all of these over line themes are incorporated in the book‚ betrayal is the one that Wilson expresses the most. Rose was always nagging Troy to build the fence and he never really understood why she wanted it.”Go on‚ Troy! You / supposed to be putting up this fence” (1.3.980). The fence for Rose meant security. It would be an easier way for her to keep her family together‚ especially Troy and Cory. Even

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    Setting . I.A. Time of Action: About 3‚200 years ago in recorded history’s infancy‚ when humankind’s imagination peopled the known world with great heroes and villains and nature reflected the mood of the gods and goddesses. I.B. Place of Action: Troy (Asia Minor)‚ also Ilium (ancient Ilion)‚ famous city of Greek legend‚ on the northwestern corner of Asia Minor‚ in present-day Turkey. Anatolia is west of Greece (across the Aegean Sea) and north of Egypt (across the Mediterranean Sea). II. Characters

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    August Wilson’s play “Fences”‚ he presents a misguided yet accomplished character. The play’s protagonist Troy‚ creates conflict with every character because of his judgmental nature and contrived haughty perception of himself. Through numerous stories that he re-cants Troy embellishes his experiences to cast himself in a righteous light. Contrary‚ to the stories he tells‚ his behavior expose Troy as a foolish man that does irrational things. One moment he is lecturing his family members on how they

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    In the play Fences by August Wilson‚ the main character Troy Maxson proves himself to be a hero in my eyes‚ he puts the life of a young girl before his own and gives her a place to stay while he lives on the streets‚ he also confronts his wife when he knows he did something wrong‚ which also takes a lot of guys and is a heroic move. Troy’s character creates all of the large and the small conflicts with the other characters in Fences. Troy instigates conflict due to his inability to accept other’s

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    Major Differences between the Homer’s Iliad and the film Troy. It is very apparent that the film Troy‚ directed by Wolfgang Peterson‚ has been heavily influenced by the epic poem‚ the Iliad‚ a work commonly credited to the Ancient Greek poet Homer. Both the film and the poem have the same overall plots‚ such as the siege of Troy by the Greeks‚ the feud between the warrior Achilles and the king Agamemnon‚ and these events being triggered due to the Trojan prince Paris “stealing” Helen of Sparta

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    By: Tim Green 280 pages 1. Characters: Troy White is the main character in the book. He works for the Atlanta Falcons by predicting the plays by studying how the opposing players line up. Brent Peele is a reporter that tries to ruin trays career by accusing him of cheating 2. Background: Troy lives with his mom and when the Atlanta falcons find out about his football smart they hired him to the team as a consultant. 3. Motivation: Troy loves his role on the Atlanta Falcons and he isn’t

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    Ashley Hall Reporting Final Project November 15‚ 2012 Parking Problems TROY—Parking on Troy University campus has cause many students to complain. If you are a student at Troy‚ I’m sure that you have heard many of the complaints from other students‚ friends‚ and sometimes maybe teachers. Candice Vaughn‚ a senior sports and fitness management major from Huntsville‚ Ala.‚ has a problem with the parking on Troy’s campus. As a student athlete she thinks it makes it even more difficult on her

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