Category: Fences

Throughout the history of black American culture, the pursuit of dreams has played a pivotal role in self-fulfillment and internal development. In many ways an individual’s reactions to the perceived and real obstacles barring the path to a dream define the very character of that person. This theme has been quite evident in black literary…

Hard upbringing can often destroy the best in people while bringing out the worst in the individuals who surround them. In the story Fences, Troy Maxon, a middle-aged African American man with a difficult and burdening past, uses the experiences of his ruthless childhood and struggles of early adulthood as an excuse for his cold-heartedness…

Othello and Troy are the two main characters in their situational plays. Othello is from Othello, the Moor of Venice, by William Shakespeare and Troy from Fences, by August Wilson. Both men come from two completely time periods but manage to have a lot in common. Othello is a young, dark man from Venice who…

Around the early 1900s, racism was a huge thing. Black African Americans faced many problems during this period of time because of certain things that others wanted to discriminate in. Because of these actions, African Americans weren’t allowed to do certain things, well just about anything. This forced African Americans to look at the world…

In the short play Fences, August Wilson introduces an African American family whose life is based around a fence. The play takes place from the 1950s through 1965. The Maxson household has many strained relationships needed to grow here. The central character, Troy Maxson, prevents anyone from interfering in his life by surrounding himself around…

In the short play Fences, August Wilson introduces an African American family whose life is based around a fence. The play takes place from the 1950s through 1965. The Maxson household has many strained relationships needed to grow here. The central character, Troy Maxson, prevents anyone from interfering in his life by surrounding himself around…

Perhaps August Wilsons most famous work, Fences, explores the Maxson familys life and relationships. This moving drama was written in 1983 and helped Wilson win his first Pulitzer Prize. Fences are a part of August Wilsons Pittsburgh Cycle collection of ten plays (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2019). Each drama explores its decade in the…

August Wilsons Fences is a play built on the difficulties of understanding the characters. It concentrates on the characters ideas of right and wrong, honor and dignity, and how to live life. Strong male characters are revealed in Troy, the main character, and his son Cory, who transcends the fences built by his formidable father.…

My favorite play from this courses reading is Fences by the playwright August Wilson. The drama relates the story of Troy Maxson, a former player in the Negro basketball league trying to provide for his family. Because of his race and the color barriers in sports, he was prevented from playing professionally and could only…

Despite multiple attempts at addressing injustices observed at historical, systemic, and structural levels, the problem of race and the struggles that people of color face persists vehemently in the U.S. social context. The tragedy of the African American community is reflected impeccable in August Wilsons 1985 novel Fences, which delves into the life of an…