Sunday, May 1, 2011

Families in Fences and True West

In class, we have begun to read fences and are almost done watching True West. A similar theme in both stories is a messed up family relationship. In Fences, Troy isn't very close with his kid. It said that he wasn't there for most of his son's childhood. Lyons always asks Troy for money, and he is kind of taking advantage of him. He seems to know that Troy will always give in and pay him, so he doesn't have a job or anything. In True West, Austin and Lee have been apart for a long time. Lee has been living in the desert, and Austin writes movie scripts. When they meet up at thier mother's house, they dont' get along very well, but Austin tries really hard to make Lee happy at first. I think Lee takes advantage of that when he makes Saul choose his script over Austin's. Lee has a much stronger personality than Austin does, so he has more control over the situation.If Austin had been more forceful with Lee from the start, the situation wouldn't have gotten as chaotic as it did.
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  1. SarahMay 11, 2011 at 7:33 AM

    That is very cool that you related True West to Fences. I never thought of that but it is very true. I like the part of you saying Lyons just takes and takes but hardly ever gives back., I think that is like Lee in a way. Always take from people and his family but never wanting to give back.

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  2. KayleeMay 11, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    I agree with you about the Austin thing. Lee's character in the play seemed chaotic and very spontaneously angry. I was scared that he was going to strangle his brother every moment they were together. Lee seemed very washed up, and I definitely agree that e took advantage of Austin. I don't think that it was his place at all to offer the Hollywood producer his thoughts at all. It was very immature. I guess I just didn't like his character at all and felt bad for Austin the whole time. But, I guess that's what the play was a bout. That and the back that upon failure, Austin seemed to morph into his brother. Lee did the same as well. It was a weird play, but I liked it.

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