How does Rose’s role as a wife and mother reflect societal expectations of women, particularly African American women, in the 1950s, and how does her sense of duty impact her relationship with Troy?

 prompt: Rose’s role as a wife is reflective of gender roles and expectations that took place during the 50’s in the way that she is seen to be a caregiver. When she is first introduced she is assumed to have cooked dinner, reminding Troy that dinner is ready and also offering food to bono and lyons. It enforces the idea that wives at the time were responsible for feeding the man of the house. Her sense of duty seems to be what motivates Troy, when he complains about work it talks about his opinions on the “white man”, she’s there to agree and push him to work harder, reminding him to do good.

summary: read next scene of “fences” and went over connotations and denotations

reflection: learned how connotation can impact a story or a character, particularly helping certain dialogue have certain emotions