Friday’s blog

Today was a good day. We read a play. The play was called Fences. So far we didn’t finish the story but this play, by August Wilson, takes place at the Maxson household, which seems to be in an urban area starting in 1957. In scene one, Troy, the protagonist and head of the featured African American family, is talking to his friend Bono after work. At fifty-three years old, Troy is married to Rose, and they have a son in high school named Cory. Troy also has an older son Lyons from a previous relationship. Troy and Bono work together as garbagemen and enjoy meeting up for a drink on pay day Fridays. Troy has recently talked to the union for his job because he thinks the African American men should be allowed to drive the trucks, just like the white men do. Bono is worried this complaining is going to get Troy fired. Bono questions Troy about flirting with a waitress named Alberta, but Troy assures him it means nothing.