Why does troy buy his food at Bella’s instead of the A&P?

Asked by: Shawn Sweeney

Why does Troy buy his food at Bella’s instead of the A&P? The A&P didn’t treat Troy right. Who recruited Cory? A college football team.

Why did Troy not want Cory football?

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.

Is Troy jealous of Cory?

Troy is determined not to let Cory play sports and ruin his life. Cory just thinks that Troy is just jealous of him. Throughout the play, Troy and Cory share different views and don’t get along. This scene functions to show that Cory and Troy share a turbulent relationship in which they both dislike each other.

Where does Troy bono work?

It is Friday, Troy and Bono’s payday. Their responsibilities as garbage collectors are done for the day. Troy and Bono reach Troy’s house for their weekly ritual of drinking, catching up on each other’s lives and sharing stories.

How does Troy treat Cory?

In Act One, scene three, Troy explains to Cory why he treats him the way he does. Cory asks, “How come you ain’t never liked me?” (1346). Troy can’t admit to like his own son, so points out that he doesn’t have to like him in order to provide for him. “[…] ‘Cause it’s my duty to take care of you.

Why does Rose wish Troy would shop at the A&P instead of Bella’s for groceries?

Why does Rose wish Troy would shop at the A&P instead of Bella’s for groceries? The A&P is cheaper.

Who wins the fight between Troy and Cory?

Troy

The play comes to a climax when tensions explode between Troy and Cory and the two go at each other with a baseball bat. Though Troy wins the fight, he loses his son forever. The last scene of the play takes place years later on the day of Troy’s funeral. We see Cory return home in a military uniform.

Why did Troy cheat on his wife Rose?

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).

Why did Troy cheat on his wife Rose *?

After Troy explains that he had an affair because he had been “standing in the same place for eighteen years” and felt disappointed in his life, Rose responds.

What is the name of Troy’s daughter?

Cassandra, in Greek mythology, the daughter of Priam, the last king of Troy, and his wife Hecuba.

Who did Troy cheat on Rose with?

When Cory goes into the house to look for a saw, Bono confronts Troy more explicitly about his affair. 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 he reminds Troy of how much Rose loves him, and what a good woman she is.

What happened to Troy’s mother in Fences?

One night, Troy’s mother sneaked out of the house after his father had gone to sleep, and never came back—even though she told Troy she’d return to take him with her.

Is Lyons Troy’s son?

Lyons Maxson

Troy’s son, fathered before Troy’s time in jail with a woman Troy met before Troy became a baseball player and before he met Rose. Lyons is an ambitious and talented jazz musician. He grew up without Troy for much of his childhood because Troy was in prison.

Why did Troy Maxson go to jail?

KEYES: Troy Maxson served 15 years in prison for murder before meeting Rose and taking a job as a garbage man in Pittsburgh. Now he, like so many other poor blacks in 1957, struggles to eke an existence in a city that doesn’t embrace them.

What is the significance of Rose name in Fences?

Bono observes that Rose wants the fence built to hold in her loved ones. To Rose, a fence is a symbol of her love and her desire for a fence indicates that Rose represents love and nurturing. Troy and Cory on the other hand think the fence is a drag and reluctantly work on finishing Rose’s project.

What does Cory symbolize in Fences?

The son of Troy and Rose, Cory embodies a hope for the future unmet by the pessimism of his father.

Did Cory go to Troy’s funeral?

Cory refuses to go to Troy’s funeral even though he made the journey to visit home for the first time in almost eight years. Cory’s last memories of the Maxson household were bitter and oppressive.

What does Raynells garden symbolize?

For one thing, Raynell runs out to check her garden on the day of her father’s funeral. Perhaps the garden represents the promise of new life in the face of death. Raynell herself is the flower that has sprung from Troy’s seeds.

What does Troy want that Cory refuses to give him?

Troy flaunts how long and how much he has provided for Cory, but Cory refuses to give Troy much credit for the material things Troy gave him because Troy gave so little loving care to Cory and made him fear his own father. Cory brings up Troy’s recent failings with Rose and lets Troy know he disapproves.

What lesson does Troy teach Cory?

Troy is trying to teach Cory the responsibility of enjoying life when you’ve worked hard to earn it.

What does Troy say to death at the end of the scene?

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!

What did Troy do to Gabe?

Troy takes out his anger on Rose because of his anger about Alberta’s death and his frustration with himself for failing Gabe. He grabs her violently and will not let go when she pushes him down farther by accusing him of taking and not giving in their relationship.

How does Troy betray Gabriel?

Rose feels it is in Gabriel’s best interest to send him to the asylum; Troy’s earlier reasoning is that Gabriel should remain out. Troy once again betrays her by ultimately going back on his word and sends away his own brother.

What is wrong with Gabriel in Fences?

Troy’s brother, Gabriel is the victim of a brain-injury he received at war. As a result of the injury, Gabe’s gone insane and lives trapped in the psychotic belief that he is St. Gabriel.