Fences - Act 1, Scene 4 Summary & Analysis

Act 1, Scene 4 Summary

Cory runs out, late for a game. Rose follows him, saying he left his room in a mess. Cory tells her that he was looking for his spikes, Rose tells him Troy will be angry when he sees the mess, Cory tells her he'll clean it up later, and Rose goes back into the house.

Troy and Bono come in, celebrating. Troy calls twice for Rose to come out, and when she finally does, he says she's supposed to come when she's called. Rose tells him she's not a dog, which leads Troy to tell a story and sing a song about an old dog of his named Blue. Rose says that that's an old story somebody else told, and asks how things went down at work. Troy tells her that he's been promoted to driver.

Lyons appears, and Troy asks...