Fences Lesson Plan

Discuss the significance of Troy saying, "What the hell she keeping out with it? She ain’t got nothing nobody want" in reference to Rose and the fence he is building. Given what else we know about Troy from this scene, what does this tell us about their relationship?

Troy is known at this point for saying incredibly inconsiderate things about Rose, and this kind of off-hand comment comes as no real surprise. What makes this particularly ironic is that he is saying after it has been revealed that he is cheating on Rose with a woman named Alberta. In truth, Rose does have something someone else wants: Troy. Troy's comment is both a revelation of how he sees himself,...