Troy finally admits to Bono that he is indeed having an affair with
Alberta
. Bono wants Troy to stop the affair before it's too late and Rose finds out. Bono bets Troy that if he finishes building the fence for Rose, Bono will buy his wife, Lucille the refrigerator he has promised her for a long time.
Why did Troy marry Rose not faithful to Rose?
In the play Fences by August Wilson, Rose tells Troy that she has married
him because she thought that she would be able to change him
. She told him…
Why did Troy cheat on Rose?
When Rose finally finds out about this affair, Troy explains to her that the affair
was a way of escaping the pressures of his everyday life
—a way to be without the worries of mundane home-related stresses, such as paying the bills and carrying out necessary home maintenance.
Why did Rose stay with Troy?
Though Rose is extremely angry, she stays with Troy
because she is committed to him and to their family
. When the mother of Troy's daughter Raynell dies, Rose agrees to help raise the child, as she believes the child is innocent and should not be punished for her mother's sins.
What does Troy confess to Rose?
Rose then tells Troy to come inside for lunch, but he says he has something to tell her—he confesses that
he's going to be a father
.
What is the age difference between Troy and Rose?
Rose Lee Maxson is Troy's forty-three-year-old wife.
Ten years younger than Troy
, Rose is strong, resilient, and loving. She is extremely loyal and has been married to Troy for eighteen years.
How does Troy view death?
Troy's attitude toward death is proud and nonchalant. Troy says, “Ain't nothing wrong with talking about death. That's part of life.
Everybody gonna die
.
Does Troy really love Rose?
Although Troy still loves Rose
, after eighteen years of marriage, he takes her for granted. Bono is trying to restore the reverence Troy had for Rose in their early years together. ROSE: You know I ain't never wanted no half nothing in my family.
What was Troy doing when he died?
Troy has died from a heart attack when
he was swinging a bat at the baseball that hangs from a tree in their yard
. Cory returns home from the Marines in his uniform. Lyons also comes home to go to the funeral. … Cory refuses to attend the funeral because he wants to rebel against Troy.
What is the conflict between Troy and Rose?
The conflict with Rose
brings out the selfishness of Troy, and his willingness to hurt her if it meant he could just live a little in a different world with less responsibility
. This conflict relates to the theme of how people always want more than what they have, and they don't appreciate it.
Why is Troy a bad father?
Troy's father, like many blacks after the abolishment of slavery was a failed sharecropper. Troy claims that
his father was so evil that no woman stayed with him
for very long, so Troy grew up mostly motherless. … Troy was afraid of his father until that moment. At that moment, however, Troy believes he became a man.
Why does Troy still shop at Bella's?
Troy shop's at Bella's
because he is treated right over there
, when he wants to buy a loaf of bread, Bella allows him to pay her back the money he didn't have when he came into buy the loaf of bread.
What is ironic about the way Troy died?
What is ironic about the way Troy died?
He built the fence to keep death from getting him. But death crossed that and took him
. When Cory says he isn't going to Troy's funeral, what is Rose's reasoning for him to go?
Did Troy get another woman pregnant?
Scene 2:
Troy confesses that he has cheated on Rose with another woman
, a woman who's now pregnant.
Does Rose get pregnant in fences?
Rose agrees to raise the baby girl, Raynell
, but says she no longer considers herself Troy's woman. Not only does Troy lose his mistress and his wife, he also loses his best friend, Bono. We learn that the two men no longer hang out.
Does Rose leave Troy in Fences?
Rose doesn't leave Troy when she learns about Alberta's pregnancy
, but she stops talking to him. Alberta dies in childbirth, and Troy brings the baby home. Rose graciously takes the little girl, Raynell, in as her own. Troy ends up driving Cory from home due to his demands and lack of support.
