Fences Act 1 Scene 1 Reading

 Today, we began our reading of "Fences" by August Wilson. I learned about the main characters in the story, the context, and the setting of the story. Troy Maxson the main character is a hard-working and vulgar man, whose married to a woman named Rose, and is best friends with a man named Bono. I liked that the story despite not being real, could've actually existed as it is in the context of a black family in the middle 20th century in America. Today, I'm feeling pretty busy, as I have to study for a math test and forensics test tomorrow.

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