Although he longs for the life that Cory is trying to lead, he knows that it is impossible to go back and tries to keep Cory from making the same mistakes. Troy sees Cory as someone he could’ve been which is why he is so hard on him.
It’s brings to light the fact that Cory plays a role in Troy’s suffering even if it is only in the background. Let him down with a golden chain…” (Wilson 84). Cory enters the yard as soon as Troy stops singing “Old Blue died and I dig his grave. Troy never sings the song in its entirety and he never sings any of the lines that talk about Blue dying till the scene right before his funeral. By using Ol’ Blue in his play, Wilson mourns the life of Troy and by blending comedy and tragedy, shows the impact and significance an old dog like Troy can bring to the story and to his family’s lives. It was originally a blues song which is a very important aspect since the blues are considered as lyrical songs of mourning. Ol’ Blue was first made as an old folk song that was later rewritten into another song by Willie Nelson called Old Blue. The song itself called Ol’ Blue is originally seen as just a song about an old hunting dog but when taken by Wilson is transformed into a song about an old father who is just trying to do what is right for his family.
Crossing the threshold between acts is when you cross into the life of Troy and his relationship with his family. In Fences by August Wilson, there lies a tune that doesn’t truly make its entrance till the end of Act 1. Paper on the book Fences by August Wilson for a Literature class.
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