Fences Act II

This act really caught me by surprise, I knew that Troy had his eye on another woman, but since he had always been talking about living life the right way and doing the right things, and listening to what your heart tells you to do, I didn’t think he would actually act upon these feelings. I feel like its natural to look at people of the opposite sex other than your significant other, but like Troy had said, you are in control of what happens in your life, you make your own decisions, and you are responsible for your actions. I don’t understand why Rose would stay with him after all of this had happened, I understand that she loved him and wanted things to go back to the way they were before, but he even said he didn’t want to give up on the other woman, he wanted to keep on seeing her too, this just isn’t something I would ever put up with. She is doing exactly what Cory said…she is allowing Troy to have control over her life, and she is afraid of him, just like Cory had been, but then he finally stood up to him, and I think this was a good step for Cory to take so that he could get on with his life.

Fences Act I

At first I had a hard time reading the play because of all of the going back and fourth of the dialogue, just like I always do, but also because the people in the play speak poor English, but once I got into the play, I found it fairly easy to read, and found it to be interesting. I felt as though I could partially understand what Troy had been experiencing at work, even though his stories are exaggerated at times. I felt that Rose is a strong woman who doesn’t really care what Troy has to say about her thoughts, she is just going to speak her mind anyways, and isn’t afraid to stand up to Troy either. I feel as though Troy should have listened to Rose and his son when they asked him to sign papers when he was getting recruited for football because his son really does love to play, and this will give him a shot at going to college so he can earn a degree and get a good job one day, which is ultimately what his father wants for him.

Black Irish

I liked this movie, except the ending. I just thought that it ended too quickly. Also, I thought that terry’s character was kind of over-exaggerated, I thought it was kind of weird how he was so protective of his brother and he was the only one who could touch him, but then he would go and embarrass him at the bus stop like that in front of everybody. I liked how baseball was included in the movie, it wasn’t the center focus, but it what kept Cole from going insane, I liked this because I can relate; at times I feel like wrestling is the only thing that keeps me sane.