Characters
The main protagonist of Fences, Husband of Rose and father of Lyons, Cory, and Raynell
Troy Maxson
What do fences symbolize?
--Protection of loved ones and nurturing
--Shutting people out/ pushing them away.
Where did Troy meet Bono?
In jail
"I ain't worried about death. I done seen him. I done wrestled with him." (Act 1, Scene 1)
Troy Maxson
Troy and Corey have trouble seeing eye to eye, because they were brought up in different times. This is called a _______________.
Generation gap
Severely injured in World War II
Gabriel
What does baseball mostly symbolize in the play?
Troy's life
Who does Troy have an affair with?
Alberta
"I took all my feelings, my wants and needs, my dreams ... buried them inside you." (Act 2, Scene 1)
Rose Maxson
The hero and the villain in Fences
Troy
Troy's 34 year old son who wants to be a musician and often borrows money
Lyons
Troy refers to this a lot of times throughout the text and uses baseball to connect to it.
Death
What is the REAL reason why Troy was not able to play baseball professionally?
His age
"You ain’t never give me nothing! You ain’t never done nothing but hold me back. Afraid I was gonna be better than you. All you ever did was try and make me scared of you." (Act 1, Scene 3)
Cory Maxson
Troy talking about shopping at Bella's is the author's way of showing that Troy values______________.
Loyalty
The only character that didn't end up like his father
Bono
For Corey, football is symbolic of ___________
A path to a successful future
In the play, Gabriel believes that he talks to a saint. What is that saint's name?
St. Peter
"He swung that bat and then he just fell over. Seem like he swung it and stood there with this grin on his face . . . and then he just fell over. They carried him on down to the hospital, but I knew there wasn’t no need." (Act 2, Scene 5)
Rose Maxson
Troy signed the documents to send Gabe away because....
He needed his money
Gabriel's Landlord
Miss Pearl
What is significant about Raynell and Cory singing Troy's song about Old Blue together?
It shows the family connection between them and the way they relate to themes of responsibility and life/death.
In her song, who does Rose ask "to protect me as I travel on my way?"
Jesus
" Some build fences to keep people out ... other(s) build fences to keep people in. " (Act 2, Scene 1)
This is the word that I used to the issues being passed down family lines
Intergenerational Trauma