Troy’s society expects of a man is that a man who can
provide and care for the family. It’s expected for a man to be strong and have
lots of responsibilities and should be able to take care of his responsibilities.
For example in Act one he says “I do the best I can. I come in here every Friday.
I carry a sack of potatoes and a bucket of lard” (Wilson 40). He also make sure
that he’s son has a good education that could help him later in the future.
As a father and a husband its shows that troy is a very
caring person to his kids and to his wife. He is responsible even though he is garbage
collector and is fifty-three years he tries to provide for his family no matter
the situation. He aims to be a good father to his son and to be a better father
than his own father was. He treats Cory in a way that will lead him to success
and opportunity later in life and not just babysitting him. One of the most
emotional scenes part that showed Troy’s weakness was when he was talking about
the war and how his brother got hurts and all they gave him was a metal plate
over his head and that’s the only reason they have a place to live and kind of blame
himself for the money he is taking from him. “That’s the only way I got a roof
over my head…. Cause of that metal plate” (Wilson 28). The part that shows that
he is strong is when he tells his own to get his job back at the A&P or to learn
how to do something else like fixing a car or building a house. He is very
direct and he wants his own to do whatever he says.
Our current society is different than troy generation. Men
and women are now working individually themselves rather than one working and
providing for the family. They combine the money they get and share things
and pay it together. In today generation it shown that more woman are getting jobs and providing for the money than the man .I do not believe that troy would live up to our standard
because he has a strong view point and how men should be the once to provide
for them family and want to do things the traditional ways.
Hawa, your post was well written. I agree that Troy would not meet up to today's standards. Though, I would life to add that it wasn't only because "he has a strong view point and how men should be the once to provide for them family and want to do things the traditional ways", but also because he isn't very emotionally available which is important to families today. Additionally, be careful to double check your blogs for errors. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHawa, your post was well written. I agree that Troy would not meet up to today's standards. Though, I would life to add that it wasn't only because "he has a strong view point and how men should be the once to provide for them family and want to do things the traditional ways", but also because he isn't very emotionally available which is important to families today. Additionally, be careful to double check your blogs for errors. Thanks!
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