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    to use minor characters to add depth and complexity to your protagonist 1. You can use different characters to bring out aspects of the protagonist you want to emphasize to the reader. Minor characters who have been involved with the protagonist for a long time are carriers of their own history with and memories of the protagonist. Minor characters can reference the past in handy ways that serve the development of the story. They can make observations about the protagonist’s character or predictions

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    plot is affected by three minor characters: Ben‚ Charley and Howard. The minor characters help the story’s protagonist‚ Willy‚ develop extensively throughout the course of the play; therefore‚ they are key elements in the advancing story line. This story line blends and contrasts Willy’s closest companions‚ Ben and Charley. They represent two aspects of Willy’s ideals. Howard‚ Willy’s boss‚ functions in order to heighten the destruction of Willy’s dream. The characters Ben‚ Charley and Howard are

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    Fences Act 1‚ Scene 1 JOURNAL #6 Select three examples of a stage direction and comment on the effect. August Wilson’s Fences describes the lives of Troy Maxson‚ his family‚ and his friends. Readers recognize the importance of dialogue—the way characters speak to each other as well as the words they choose—in learning their personalities. However‚ in plays‚ playwrights also characterize through stage direction. In this scene‚ the stage commands drinking‚ offering‚ and handing help to set the

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    In the play Fences by August Wilson‚ power and privilege are key elements in defining the potentials and roles of the characters in their society. Set in America’s 1950s‚ Fences focuses on the poor‚ black family of Troy and Rose Maxson as they struggle to live through the hardships they are faced with during this period of segregation and racism. Accepting imperfections that are caused by power and privilege proves to be complicated for those such as the Maxsons who society has oppressed. The American

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    Fen Spirituality & Religion | In August Wilson’s “Fences” | | Mia Savage ENG 102 Essay #3 | 11/11/2011 | Introduction: “Fences” is one of ten plays written by August Wilson that document historic periods in Black American life. It is a colorful and thoughtfully written piece that tells the story of one family’s struggle in Civil Rights Era America‚ an empowering and complicated time for lower and middle class blacks struggling to attain an ideal of the “American Dream”. Troy

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    The production of Fences was very intriguing‚ from the actors to the scenery. Throughout the play‚ Troy‚ who is a respectable friend‚ father‚ husband and brother‚ faces many mindful hardships with all of his loved ones. Troy’s dream of becoming a major-league baseball player was crushed‚ he says that it was because of the color of his skin‚ but Rose‚ Troy’s wife‚ expresses that it was only because he was too old of age. And because of this Troy does not support the idea of his son Cory to go off

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    The Jazz Dreamer Fences by August Wilson is a dramatic and powerful play about Troy Maxson‚ a hard‚ gruff man‚ who has had to learn to survive in a world he does not understand. Growing up‚ Troy had an awful example of a father. He ran away from home at the age of fourteen‚ and had to find a way to live even though he had nothing. Now a father himself‚ Troy finds himself becoming as angry and hard as his father‚ although he has only ever tried to be a responsible man. Lyons‚ Troy’s oldest son from

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    information (interesting facts‚ statistics‚ rhetorical questions‚ anecdotes) Summary of fences Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero Aristotle defines a tragic hero as…(definition from prompt) This definition was established 350 B.C.E Rhetorical question So does troy maxson character in the 2015 fences convey the traits of a tragic hero‚ a concept adopted in what year was it created Thesis In August Wilson’s Fences‚ Troy Maxson proves to be a tragic hero‚ by Aristotle’s definition‚ through his relationships

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    child to be more successful than he was. I developed this definition through personal experience with my father‚ as these are the attributes I wish he had. With this form of faith and support‚ I would have considered him a good father. In August Wilson’s Fences‚ Troy’s relationship with his son Cory is of a convoluted and protective nature‚ with neither of them knowing how to properly express their love to each other and in turn causing strife. The decisions that Troy makes on Cory’s behalf define

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    Pol. Sc. Paper II (Q) Discuss the origin and growth of regional parties in India. (marks 6) (A) When Indian democracy had its first elections in 1952‚ there were hardly any regional parties. That trend has changed considerably today and there are 47 regional parties and over 400 smaller parties. The main reasons for the origin and growth of regional parties in India can be summed up in the following points. In a large democracy like India‚ smaller parties always have a place and crucial role

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