Category: Fences

Introduction The play Fences, by August Wilson addresses us to Troy, who has to struggle for providing for his family. Two great actors, Denzel Washington and James Earl Jones showed the character of the protagonist and his relationship with a son in two different ways. As a result, the effect on the audience is entirely…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…