The Play Troy Is A Victim

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In this play Troy absolutely is a victim. He is a victim at his job as a garbage truck loader and a victim in being unfaithful to his wife. He is also a victim in his day to day life because of his race. For instance, he as an African American could not drive the trucks, but all the white people could at his job. He thought this unfair so he spoke up to try to make it fair. His relationship with his wife, Rose, is definitely affected due to him not being faithful to her. She gives Troy her all every day, while he is not giving her his attention. Troy has a son named Cory and he gets affected by this too. Cory wanted to play football on a college team because he was recruited. His dad told him because of his race the white people will not let

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