CRITICAL THINKING: DONOVAN'S CHARGE AND FENCES BY AUGUST WILSON
Scene 1: Cox Glen works as a counselor and a life guard in New York City. He fights an attacker during his duty and the attacker dies.
Scene 2: When the attacker dies, the police take him to Riker Island where he gets convicted of first degree murder since he killed the assailant.
Scene 4: After spending two years in a law library, the conviction was overturned solidly by a five judges. His charges were reduced to manslaughter. There was anticipation from both the officers and other inmates of Cox’s release based on his reputation of being a counselor and an artist during the years that he had already served.
Scene 5: An exasperate judge and a prosecutor gave him a maximum sentence for manslaughter. He was to serve a sentence of 17 years.
The drama is likely to end up happily if the right channels of the law are followed.
Question 1:
The protagonist has a friendly relationship with the boy who always wished for the protagonist to be freed of the charges that were placed against him. The protagonist is seen to celebrate with the boy after the case was overruled. Friendly relationships yield good results to people in the long run. When there is a good friendship between two people, there is a likelihood of the person to help the other in case of anything.
Question 2:
Man-man conflicts – There was a conflict between the two parties that characters over disagreements.
Question 3:
The conflict will be solved through another court proceeding.
Question 4:
“Bamma: Not guilty. I keep telling you, this man is not guilty.
Ron: I, we find him guilty as charged” (Wilson, 2008, p.113).
Question 5:
The drama takes place at the midlife of cox when working as a night guard in the city.
