Wilson's Legacy

August Wilsons legacy is that he created a voice for the African- American community by making a play for each decade of the 20^th century. According to Rachel shteir “each play grapples with the insidious effects pf America’s racism on the African- American community, they are at their best not history lessons by lyric explorations of the universal particulars of their characters.” This was a big thing because August Wilson was really the first but the only person to compete a cycle like this and also nobody really the first person to step up for the black community the way he did because before they just kept quiet and did what they had to do to survive.  

Really the reason they gained power or the reason power has a lot to do with this is because his plays were so good that they made to such a popular place (Broadway) where very one can see and understands better of where they come from and stat to have that similar mind set of “how we are treating them is bad.” And maybe start spreading the message around and soon everyone has the same mind set as Wilson did when he was making these plays.  The way that “race” plays apart in this is because for starters it is a play for and about African- Americans and second different races can come watch the and experience the same message that everyone get from watching some of Wilsons play.

 

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Troy's Legacy

I believe that Troy’s legacy was really a lesson to Cory because of his work ethic for example, Cory has served in the US Marines for six years now and that takes a lot of work, really pretty much all Troy wanted him to do which was work and not fool around the football. For Lyons Troy really wasn’t around for him when he was growing up so really he didn’t leave much behind for Lyons he made Lyons more of a responsible person. “Thanks for the ten dollars pop I’ll give it back to you”  “there they go telling another lie.”  Troy didn’t think that Lyons was going to pay him back but he did and proved Troy wrong. But another thing that Troy really left behind was himself through Cory, “Your daddy wanted you to be everything he wasn’t …. And at the same time he tried to make you into everything he was.” So pretty much Cory is just a relaxation for Troy on the inside. Just because he said he didn’t want to go to his funeral, it something Troy would say because Troy really never went and supported something that Cory did like football so Cory has this revenge of if you don’t come to something I want you to come to then I’m not going to what you and your family wants me to go to. Overall Troy’s legacy was left behind though work ethic and you can see that through Cory because he work now and he doesn’t mess around with football anymore. Legacy is really shown through family I believe  

I think every character in this book has thing that brings them happiness for some of them it’s a lot harder to see but for some it’s very easy. For example for Cory I think football brings him happiness because he’s ready to disobey his dad just to play the game that he loves, for Lyons music is his happiness and also he would love it if his dad showed him support and came to watch him play sometime, for Gabe I believe he’s always happy his “lord” makes him all the time and also he loves selling fruit and giving Rose roses, and for Troy I believe his happiness is just to watch his kids grow up, work and not waste their life’s like he did on unnecessary things like for example he gave his life to baseball but he didn’t go anywhere with it and for Rose he a happiness his probably just watching everyone get along because she seems to be the person that play peace  maker whenever things get twister between troy and another member in the family.

I think one way our society views happiness is by doing something that you’re passionate about and something you love for example Cory and Lyons are both doing things that they love and they are happy but when Troy makes them do something else they just are bummed out  and not exited at all. Happiness is also maybe have a good time with your family or have your family getting along with each other and that where rose comes in  she wants everyone in her family to like each other because that brings her happiness. So really our views on happiness is very similar to this book.

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Troy’s society expects a man to provide for his family, that means going to work, making money, putting a roof over their heads, putting food on the table and clothes on their back. And not wasting time on unnecessary things. For example Troy makes sure that Cory and Rose have a roof over their heads, he make sure they eat every day, have clothes on their back and more (Wilson 37-38). Another example is that Troy think football is unnecessary and isn’t going to get Cory anywhere in life. “If you can’t do both… then you quit the football team. You’ve got to take the crooked with the straights.” (Wilson 36-37)   This really show that Troy recommends working and making money then play sports.  I really thing Troy is a good man but he’s just really strict and he just wants his children to end up better then him and not make the same mistakes that he did. “I don’t want him to be like me! I want him to move as far away from my life as he can get. You the only decent thing that happen to me. I wish him that.” (Wilson 39) The only place I think he’s weak is where he doesn’t understand or he doesn’t put himself in his children’s shoes and that he’s really not flexible. I think his strengths might be that he’s hard working and he always pushes Cory and Lyons to do things that will help them even if they don’t agree, and also his experiences in life for example he wanted to play baseball and that all he did, but in the end he didn’t get anything out of it and so he pushing Cory to work and not focus on football so much because he know if he does then maybe in the end Cory will end up the same way he did.