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I thought Fences by August Wilson is a really good dramatic play .There were a lot of different emotions I felt throughout the story. As far as Troy’s character, usually I would feel anger but I actually felt sorry for him, he was a cheater who treats his sons wrong and talks to his wife like a dog as referred to in the text in scene 4, I notice he also says a lot of provocative things talking about sex and he says it in front of people and to me it shows that he really doesn’t respect her, and the fact that he cheats on her. In the play I think Troy’s character holds A LOT of anger and pessimistic views like even in the beginning scene’s he was complaining about how there are no black drivers but yet he didn’t have a license. Or when Lyon comes to visit, Troy assumes he wants to borrow money and then makes Rose give him her allowance. Rose even tries to convince Troy to sign the papers so Cory can play sports but he blows it off and explains white people won’t ever let him get a head in sports he needs to get a job. I think he has some psychological problems within and the way he grew up himself, with an aggressive sometimes abusive father. I think baseball is a really important aspect, and the reason he is most mad obviously is because the fact that he didn’t make it in baseball, I think because of this he, kind of lost a piece of himself, actually when we heard the story which I believe was Gabe, the story about him in the military and almost getting his head blown off and that’s why he is the way he is, a little “loose” I feel that was sort of reference to Troy and the way he is, he even said he loved baseball more than his wife when they first meant, so when he stopped playing a part of him died also and I think that and besides his father beating  incident is why he repeatedly says he wasn’t scared of death. As far as the father- that was the most disrespectful thing he could of said to his father, an old man being weak son aspect I think Fences could be a play that shows the relationships and boundaries. I think because how Troy was raised it definitely influenced how he raised his sons, with Lyon he was really cold and distant, with Cory he was really aggressive the way he talked to him and explained things and he never hugged him or was soft with him but I do think however he was not trying to hurt him but in a way make sure his son didn’t end up like him, he had good intentions. Towards the end Cory and Troy’s relationship seems to be going downhill and Cory says he is “just an old man” I think this is what made the situation escalate the most and I think Cory said that because during those times a man’s kids call them Sir and other such signs as respect, I think with little importance. I believed the way it got resolved and the only way he could have is when Troy Dies.