Monday, November 21, 2016

Journal Entry #8

Read pages 51-58 (finish Act I) In what ways is Troy a hypocrite? (Hint-with regard to Cory or Gabe)

17 comments:

  1. In Act one scene four Troy is being hypocrite when he went to Cory's school and told Coach Zellman that his son could not play football anymore. Troy is stopping Cory to play football and being a successful player. Troy thinks that Cory will not get anywhere being a player, because Troy was rejected when he was trying to be a player. Troy is not supporting Cory , and also destroying his son's dreams.

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  2. In Act one Scene Four, Troy is being a hypocrite to Cory when he doesn't let him play football. Troy did what he needed to do to go out on his own, but won't let Cory do the same. "Right there is where I became a man...at fourteen years of age". Troy is preventing Cory from playing from football which can take him somewhere, but Troy is in the way of that.

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  3. In Act Once Scene Four, Cory is a great athlete but yet his father isn't giving him a chance to shine. He refuses to let other know more about him and his aspirations in life. Troy isn't showing support towards his son in any way. Which is something he needs to change . Without Troy there's no hope basically

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  4. I agree with Beatriz, Anwaar, and Yariza. Troy is a hyprocrite because he wouldn't let Cory play football. Troy doesn't think playing football is a real career. He tries to stop Cory from going to practice by giving him chores but Cory still goes. As for Gabe, Troy is mad at him because he moved over to Miss Pearl's. Gabe wants to be independent. Troy does not show any support to Cory playing football and Gabe moving out. I think he feels like everyone should listen to him and do as he says.

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  5. I also agree with annie. Troy does not believe football is an actual career to follow, and tries to hold Cory back by giving him all types of chores to do so he can give up, but Cory will not stop going to practices. And Gabe wants to be on his own. Troy is making attempts to be more dominant compared to Cory and Gabe.

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  6. I also agree with annie. Troy does not believe football is an actual career to follow, and tries to hold Cory back by giving him all types of chores to do so he can give up, but Cory will not stop going to practices. And Gabe wants to be on his own. Troy is making attempts to be more dominant compared to Cory and Gabe.

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  7. Troy is being a hypocrite because in the beginning he allowed Cory to play football but then he decides that he is no longer allowed to play football. Troy is being unfair due to the fact that he doesn't want to allow his son to try because he thinks it's a waste of time and believes he won't get anywhere. He isn't supporting him even though he knows he's a good football player. He even goes so far as to trying to hold him back by giving him chores so he won't make it to practices.

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  8. In the ending of Act one, Troy is being characterized as a hypocrite due to the fact that in the beginning of the play, he wanted Cory to play football, but as the play progressed, Troy went to the school and told the Coach that Cory can't play football anymore. This is proven by the statement on page 57, "Papa done went up to the school and told Coach Zellman I can't play football no more. Wouldn't even let me play the game". This indicates that Troy is making all the decisions for Cory which exemplifies hypocrisy because in viewing his father's evil actions of raising him, Troy is blindly doing the same thing.

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  9. Troy is being a hipocrite in regards to Cory towards his passion of football/career choices based on football. Troy consistently tries to hold Cory back from pursuing his football dreams by giving him chores to do, which he thinks will benefit Cory more than his practices. I agree with anwaar about how Troy claims he did what he needed and became a man at 14 yet he won't let Cory explore his virtues and see what's out there with football, he stops him from doing what he needs for the sake of his future.

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  10. Troy is being a hypocrite because he always complains about not being given a chance to play baseball, he felt that he could of made it in the major leagues. The racism at that time prevented him from playing, page 39 " what do you mean too old? Don't come telling me I was too old. I just wasn't the right color. Hell, I am 53 years old and I can do better then Selkirk's .269 right now!" Now that his son has a chance to play sports and can actually make something out of it, he's Preventing him from playing.

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  11. Troy is a hypocrite because he talks about how his father is evil and the devil. Troy also mentions how his dad didn't really care for children. This correlates to Troy treating Cory like how Troys dad use to treat him. Troy doesn't find time to care how Cory feels which is how Troy was being treated so Troy is a hypocrite.

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  12. Troy is a hypocrite because he claims that his dad "ain't cared nothing about no kids" (pg 50), yet he's doing the same thing. For instance, Lyons wants Troy to go see him play at the Grill, but he doesn't want to go and he says that he's "too old to be sitting around in them clubs" (pg 55). Another way that Troy is a hypocrite is by not allowing Cory to play football. This is because Troy said that he couldn't have an athletic career since he wasn't given the chance to make it big, yet Cory (who got recruited by a college) isn't given the chance to play college football due to his father not letting him.

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  13. After reading Act I, it is clear that Troy is a hypocrite in multiple ways. We learned in great detail of Troy's past, such as how abusive his father was. His father was described as devil. "We down there by the creek enjoying ourselves when my daddy come up on us. Surprised us... commenced to whupping me" (52). This aspect of Troy's childhood resulted in Troy becoming independent and choosing how to live his life at age fourteen. This is significant because that is how his son, Cory, want to be. However it seems like Troy is following his dad footstep in controlling his son's life. For instance, Cory has everything planned out with the A&P job, and is finally set to play as a professional baseball player. But everything ended when Troy claimed that Cory 'lied' to him about the job. Clearly this shows hypocrisy because Troy originally stated he want his son to be successful and realistic, but in the end contradicted himself by causing Cory to lose his chance to be a football player and his A&P job.

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  14. Troy is definitly a hypocrite the way he talks about his father is so mean and Here i agree with Kevin when he says that he talks about how his father is evil, Page 51 "the only thing my daddy cared about was getting them bales of cotton in to Mr.Lubin. And this lines show so clear that troy is actting like a hypocrite

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  15. Troy is a hypocrite because he says that his dad has not cared of any kids. I also agree with kevin with that the father is evil. This all shows that Troy wants his son to be sucessful but also realistic. Its not fair at all that Troy is being like this that heis not letting cory play football. Honestly i think that he is being like this because he was rejected. He should have good regards for his son.

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  16. Troy is a hypocrite because he talks about how his father is evil.Troy mentions how his dad didn't really care for kids. This is related to Troy treating Cory like how Troys dad use to treat him. Troy doesn't find time to care how Cory feels.

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  17. In this act Troy is a hypocrite because he claims how his father is evil. Also how his dad never cared for his kids. This relates to how Troy is treating Cory like how Troys dad use to treat him. This shows how Troy is acting like a hypocrite.

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