Feuds turn into hatred as grudges turn into setbacks. There are three texts that show how people are affected by the topic of feuds and rivalries. The the play Fences by August Wilson is about the protagonist, Troy Maxson who is influenced by his past. In his present life it impacted his grudges as how he handles his role as a father and a husband in the family. In the short story,”Popular Mechanics” by Raymond Carver describes how a relationship has split apart due to the man leaving, and having to fight over their baby. In which these characters are unknown, but the feud escalates further. In the next short story, “Death by Scrabble” by Charlie Fish shows a couple playing a tense game of scrabble which builds up anxiety, because the weather
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Fear can change someone further in life , because of the pressure of hatred created between a bitter feud. Not only has fear been present in Fences, but also in the short story called “Popular Mechanics”. Fear can be examined through how the mother’s words were against the father’s child. The unnamed woman says,” You’re not touching the baby, she said. The baby has began to cry and she uncovered the blanket from around his head” (Carver pg. 1) In “Popular Mechanics”, a couple have been in a feud over their child. The woman is trying to protect her child from her husband who wants to take it. The author Carver has also been using a specific tone to create fear like August Wilson. The mother sounded as she was strict and serious to manipulate the man to leave the innocent child alone. Her fear was shown through tone, and a reader can reenact how the woman would talk to understand the unpleasant feelings. In relation, the play Fences with Troy Maxson had also exemplified a certain tone when in fear as fighting between any kind of relationships either father and son, and wife and husband turns to fear on the inside. Fear as we know it is evident through an emotion or feeling a character has created through the stories, yet it is needed in variety of
Fear can change someone further in life , because of the pressure of hatred created between a bitter feud. Not only has fear been present in Fences, but also in the short story called “Popular Mechanics”. Fear can be examined through how the mother’s words were against the father’s child. The unnamed woman says,” You’re not touching the baby, she said. The baby has began to cry and she uncovered the blanket from around his head” (Carver pg. 1) In “Popular Mechanics”, a couple have been in a feud over their child. The woman is trying to protect her child from her husband who wants to take it. The author Carver has also been using a specific tone to create fear like August Wilson. The mother sounded as she was strict and serious to manipulate the man to leave the innocent child alone. Her fear was shown through tone, and a reader can reenact how the woman would talk to understand the unpleasant feelings. In relation, the play Fences with Troy Maxson had also exemplified a certain tone when in fear as fighting between any kind of relationships either father and son, and wife and husband turns to fear on the inside. Fear as we know it is evident through an emotion or feeling a character has created through the stories, yet it is needed in variety of