Wednesday, May 6, 2015
The Breadwinner
Troy is very much the breadwinner in his family. He is the one who handles the money and who earns the money. He goes to work everyday as a garbage man and comes home to his wife Rose and younger son Cory. At that time period that was what was expected of a man, they are suppose to go out and work while the women stay at home and do household duties. So Troy was nothing out of the ordinary for his time period. Troy feels very strong about his role as the breadwinner and isn't modest about it at all. "You all line up at the door with your hands out. I give you the lint from my pockets. I give you my sweat and my blood. I ain't got no tears. I done spent them all...I find my strength to carry me through to the next Friday"(Wilson 40). Troy feels that he does everything for the whole family and works for everything that they have. He does it because he knows that he has to or else they would be living on the streets with no food so he does this to provide and be a man for his family. I don't find Troy weak in this area at all because what he is saying is all very true. If he didn't go to work every morning, then their would be no house, food or things that their family needed, so he is doing the best he can to provide. This is very different from where our society is today. This is because in almost every common household, both the man and the woman are considered the breadwinners and both bring home money for their families. If Troy lived in our time today I don't think he would feel comfortable with Rose also being the bread winner because he feels that it is his duty to provide for his family.
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I also believe that the times have changed and both genders both nowadays are the "breadwinners" or bring home the bacon.I also agree that he does do everything he can to make his family have everything they need but not necessarily want because there is a shortage of money in that household.
ReplyDeleteI really think you did a great job. especially when you quoted Troy's speech on page 40 where he was talking about how he gives his all, and you also talk about the standards we have today. this gave a compare and contrast concept by showing how it was in the 1950's and what we have today "two breadwinners" in a household so I applaud you on that great job.
ReplyDeleteI liked the way you compared modern day to back then in order to justify some of Troy's acts. While they might look unfair and almost brutal to someone in 2015, fathering a family that was wall all but normal back then. I think looking at Troy through the filter of the 1950's greatly justifies a lot of his actions that would otherwise be considered rude and unsettling. Nice Work!
ReplyDeleteI like your balance between opinion and evidence. The quote from the book really backs up your thinking about Troy being the "breadwinner," and how Troy knows the value of a dollar. Your opinion about him being a family man is strong because of the fact that you back up your thinking and strongly word your diction reinforces the ideas.
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