When Cory and Raynell sing Troy's father's song about the dog named Blue together, Cory forgives Troy because he witnesses the love and the lessons that Troy passed on to his children. Cory experiences the song as evidence that Troy's deeds were derived from what Troy knew in life.
Furious at his father for both ruining his college ambitions and cheating on Rose, Cory feels sure that Troy's only desire for him was to keep him down, obedient and scared and thus unable to surpass Troy in life. Cory no longer fears his father, but he lacks the maturity to understand Troy's perspective.
This scene functions to show that Cory and Troy share a turbulent relationship in which they both dislike each other. While Troy dislikes Cory, he still loves him and displays his responsibility toward him. Likewise, Cory may dislike his dad but he still respects him and deep down he loves him.
Troy stands over Cory with the bat and kicks Cory out of the house with finality. Cory leaves, saying he'll be back for his things. Troy tells Cory that he will not let Cory inside, but that he will leave Cory's belongings on the other side of the fence. Troy swings the baseball bat, taunting Death to try to face him.
Rose asks Troy why he will not let Cory play football when Cory is trying to follow in his father's footsteps. Troy explains that when Cory was born, he decided he would not allow Cory to pursue sports in order to spare Cory from a fate like his own.
Before Rose responds, Troy muses that he cheated on his wife because he has felt restrained and worn out due to “standing in the same place for eighteen years” (Wilson 2.1).
Emotionally, Troy has little attachment to his children. He takes little interest in the activities that his children love, like Lyons' musical career, and Cody's football career.
Even though Troy does not physically abuse his children like his father did to him, he verbally abuses them. He treats Cory very callously and unjustly. In a way, Troy is taking out his frustrations of having an unsuccessful baseball career by not allowing Cory to pursue his dream to play football.
Cory displays his first aggressive verbal attack on Troy by saying that Troy is holding him back from his dreams because Troy is afraid that Cory will be better than Troy. Troy warns Cory that his insubordination is a strike against him and he better not "strike out."
Cory refuses to attend the funeral because he wants to rebel against Troy. Rose tells Cory that skipping his father's funeral won't make him a man.
Cory. It might be hard to think of Cory as an antagonist, since he's pretty much the nicest guy ever. For most of the play, he puts up with his grouchy father, Troy, without too much of a fuss. Chances are the audience is really rooting for him to get to go to college on the football scholarship.
troy doesn't want cory to be like him because troy views himself as a failure.
Troy Maxson is a classically drawn tragic-hero. He begins the play loved, admired and getting away with his secret affair. But eventually, Troy's death leaves many negative attributes as an inheritance for his family to sort out and accept.
The son of Troy and Rose, Cory embodies a hope for the future unmet by the pessimism of his father. When Cory seeks love and compassion in his relationship with Troy, it's met with a hardened toughness, as his father believes that his relationship with his son is born out of sheer duty—not love.
17) At the end of this scene, Troy tells Death that he "can't taste nothing no more," & that "It's between you & me now! Come on! Anytime you want!" (Wilson 89).
The final moments of Fences are pretty darn awesome. On the day of Troy's funeral, his brother Gabriel returns to open the gates of heaven for him...and succeeds. Gabriel suffered a head wound during World War II and now has a metal plate in his head.
Troy's tragic flaw/hamartia is his failure to do the right things in his personal life. He cheats on Rose, for pleasure. He destroys Cory's dreams for his own personal reasons. He ignores warning signals from his friends and family.
Ultimately, Troy's primary tragic flaw is shown by his failure to be faithful to his wife. While Troy and Bono seemingly endlessly discuss the matter, Troy is unable to access the actual reason for being unfaithful to his wife. Essentially, he simply fails.
Troy yells at Cory, telling him to get out of his yard, but Cory corrects him, saying that it's not really his father's yard, since Troy stole Gabe's money to pay for it. Even more infuriated, Troy advances on Cory, telling him to get his “black ass” out of his yard. Cory picks up the baseball bat.
By the end of Fences, August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece now playing at Ford's Theatre, we know a lot about Troy Maxson: his hard-scrabble Southern childhood, his stint in jail, and his time as a star in baseball's Negro Leagues. We know that he is a liar, a cheater and sometimes, a thief.
Troy is 53 years old in the play Fences. The play's last scene occurs seven years after the main events of the play just before Troy's funeral, indicating that Troy died at age 60.
“Fences” is a film about how our environment shapes us, and how, no matter how noble their intentions, our parents can't help but mess us up in some fashion, just as their parents had done for them. This is our legacy as humans.
Troy admits to Rose that he has been having an affair and that his mistress, Alberta, is pregnant. Later, Alberta dies in childbirth.
Answer and Explanation: Yes, Troy cheats on Rose in the play Fences. He fathers a baby with his mistress, Alberta, and has to tell Rose about the affair when he finds out this news.
The phone rings and Rose goes to answer it. She comes back out and tells Troy that it was the hospital calling. Alberta has had the child but died in the process.