In the book Fences, one of the major issues has to do with Troy holding his son Cory back. I think that it is terrible that a father would do that to his son. I understand that Troy is just worried about Cory being rejected, but times have also changed. Troy may not have been able to play baseball because of the color of his skin, but Cory is from a different generation. Yes, he may have some obstacles or problems with his dream of becoming a big star, but that doesn't mean he shouldn't try at all. If anything, Cory would be able to potentially go to college while playing football. This would be an awesome opportunity for him.
I think that Troy is truely trying to help Cory and truely believes deep inside that Cory doesn't have a chance. It's understandable that he would think this way because of his own past experiences, but Troy needs to live in the present and not just the past. This is a major theme (maybe even a problem) with Troy. He tends to think only about what has already happened and not about the future or what he can change.
I guess my final thoughts are actually questions. How should Cory react to his dad? Should he go against him, or should he somehow find a way to continue with football? Is there a chance that Troy will change? What, if anything, would force Troy to change?
I think Cory should tell his dad to piss off and do what he wants, football. Cory is really good at football and wants to do football so I think that it would only make it right for him to play football. After reading the book, I don't think Troy will ever change; he is too far in the past and don't want to change is how is see it.
ReplyDeleteI feel quite bad for cory in the play fences. He never gets to play football and see what he really could of become. Now I feel like for the rest of his life he is going to be asking himself what if questions all the time. Not something I would want to have to deal with throughout my life.
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