Wilson uses Gabriel to establish the fact that family members can be codependent, and support each other even when hurting. Troy reminds Rose that due to Gabe's injury from the past, Troy was able to buy the house with money Gabe takes in from the government by saying, “That’s the only way I got a roof over my head...because of that metal plate”(15). In the quotation, Troy says that he was only able to get a roof over his head, due to his brothers injury, this is one of the most influential lines in the play because it shows the dependence between the Maxon Brothers. The author shows sadness in Troys voice in script by implementing a pause to show that Troy is sad but grateful. By showing how Gabriel inadvertently supports his family, Wilson reveals how family support made the whole family better off.
Wilson uses Troy’s unending persistence to establish how families work to help their family, even when they dislike their position. While Troy explains why he works in a job he hates to help his family to Cory, he states, “It’s my job. It’s my responsibility! You understand that? A man got to take care of his family“ (26). Troy knows that he labors five days a week because he must ¨take care of his family¨ as the main …show more content…
After learning that Troy wasn’t faithful in the relationship, Rose cries,“...I held onto you, Troy. I held you tighter. You was my husband. I owed you everything I had” (34) to show how she stayed faithful to Troy and the family. Rose clung to her family because she “owed you [them] everything I [she] had” because a lone woman had no power or respectability back then, being married saved her. Since Troy was Rose’s “husband” she needed to hold on and take care him for as long as they were bound together. By showing how Rose is faithful 100 percent, Wilson reveals how complete faithfulness makes a difference on
Wilson uses Troy’s unending persistence to establish how families work to help their family, even when they dislike their position. While Troy explains why he works in a job he hates to help his family to Cory, he states, “It’s my job. It’s my responsibility! You understand that? A man got to take care of his family“ (26). Troy knows that he labors five days a week because he must ¨take care of his family¨ as the main …show more content…
After learning that Troy wasn’t faithful in the relationship, Rose cries,“...I held onto you, Troy. I held you tighter. You was my husband. I owed you everything I had” (34) to show how she stayed faithful to Troy and the family. Rose clung to her family because she “owed you [them] everything I [she] had” because a lone woman had no power or respectability back then, being married saved her. Since Troy was Rose’s “husband” she needed to hold on and take care him for as long as they were bound together. By showing how Rose is faithful 100 percent, Wilson reveals how complete faithfulness makes a difference on