
The setting of the play is important because the 1950's represents a time of great upheaval in race relations in the United States. Why is the setting of the play important?

Troy does not have the play's last word instead, it is the fool, the representation of innocence, that finally offers Troy deliverance. He unsuccessfully tries to blow his trumpet and when that does not work, dances his brother into heaven.

While the audience knows that this is not literally true, the final scene shows that Gabe becomes the play's figure of redemption. Why does Gabriel carry a trumpet around his neck?īecause of a head injury, Gabriel believes that he is the angel Gabriel and that he is able to open the gates of heaven with his trumpet.
