I really enjoyed reading Fences. I thought it had a good variety of conflict. A main point seemed to be parenting throughout the book. I think Troy had good intentions with Cory but at times was a little too harsh with him. I know that Troy wanted the best for Cory and thought that having a job would be better than playing sports. I'm not sure if that was really the best choice for Cory or for Troy. Some part of me feels that Troy was afraid of Cory surpassing him in his athletic career. He probably did want Cory to have a good job and be able to provide for himself but I think he might have been being a little selfish by not letting Cory play sports because of his fear of him becoming better than him.
I think that if I am ever a parent I would try to give more advide then force my kids to do something. They would need to learn some things on their own. As long as I had told them how I felt about the situationa and they knew my feelings toward it that would be good enough. I think guidance would work better than deciding their life for them.
I agree with you completely! It really did come off as he was worried that Cory would be better than he was, and that's not something a parent should worry about. I also agree with you on how you would parent your children. Telling them your opinion should be good enough...no parent should tell them exactly what to do.
ReplyDeleteI really liked how you worded everything. Guidance is the perfect idea for parenting. Troy definitely wasn't thinking about that, and you are probably right. He most likely didn't want his son to pass him up. He wanted to be the one remembered, and Cory was starting to take his place for that. At least that's what it seemed like.
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way; I think that Troy probably did want the best for Cory and wanted him to be able to be on his own, but I also think he may have not wanted Cory to be more accomplished than him. Also, I agree that giving advice rather than planning out one's life is a better idea. Controlling a child's life often does not have a good result, and I think that'd eventually just make the child go against his or her parents.
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