Place: The dirt-yard and porch of the Maxson family's house in Pittsburgh.

Time: Between 1957 and 1965.

Mood:

Conflicts: Troy disliking the decision that Cory made about what want to do when he grow up. Troy affair with Alberta and that she is pregnant with Tory's baby. Troy sending Gabriel to a mental hospital, while he spend Gabriel money.

Foreshadowing: In the beginning Boon talk about Troysee               Alberta. Troy talking about death, he die before the story ends.

Historical background:

Why is the background info important for reading the play?

Do research online and find out what was happening in the US in 1957. Black people began to get better job and opportunity, pre-civil-rights-movement. The Korean War and The Vietnam War.