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Fences by August Wilson

Introduction

The story of Troy Maxson presented by August Wilson in his play Fences is story of a tragic-hero whose past life experiences deeply impact n his present and future. His personality is half-filled with hope and half with disappointment. Rose Maxson is his wife and Gabriel Maxson is his brother. Troy is the son of an unsuccessful sharecropper. Troy is a rebellious character who expects others who are in relationship with him to act in practical and responsible manner while he takes the liberty and freedom to have a secret affair besides marriage and rebel against racist practices of his employers by protesting the limitation of black workers as lifters not drivers on the trash trucks. Troy's father had eleven children and Troy's childhood experiences had profound effect on Troy's actions in adulthood. This paper will discuss how Troy's childhood experiences effected his actions in his future life. August Wilson worked before his success from the 80s as a gardener, dishwasher and sellers. Wilson was next to Maya Angelou, Alice Walker and Toni Morrison's most important African-American authors. August Wilson was a Pulitzer Prize in 1987 for his play Fences ("Fences") and 1990 for The Piano Lesson ("The Piano Lesson"). A total of eight of Wilson's works were on Broadway stages. The diseased liver cancer at 60 years old Wilson died in a hospital in Seattle. Fencing is a game of 1983 by the American playwright August Wilson. Set in the 1950s, is the sixth of ten parts of Wilson's Pittsburgh Cycle. Like all games in Pittsburgh, Fences explores the evolution of African-American experience and examines race relations, among other topics. The play won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Drama (Batchelor & Stoddart, Pp. 167).

The focus of billboards is Troy Wilson, a captain of fifty and three family struggling to provide for his family and his obsession with death of fraud. The location is not specified but appears to be Pittsburgh, as there are several references to some of the notable institutions. Troy was a great baseball player in his youth, during which time he learned to play in jail. But because of the color barrier had not yet broken into the big leagues, Troy could not make good money or saving for the future. He now lives a life of menial, and his wife, Rose, his son Cory (who still lives in the house at the opening of the work), and his younger brother, Gabriel, a former soldier whose war injury at times it has to act crazy. Lyon is the son of Troy from a previous marriage, and living away from home. Bono is Troy's best friend. Troy had taken Gabriel's money to buy the house he now lives, because Gabriel never has a key to show their independence (Bryer & Hartig, Pp. 38-92).

Thesis Statement

Troy grew up having major issues involving his baseball career, family life, loneliness, and his past affected his actions.

Discussion

Troy was very different among all his eleven siblings in family. ...