Wilson Fences Essay

In Fences, August Wilson introduces an African American family whose life is based around a fence. In the dirt yard of the Maxson’s house, many relationships come to blossom and wither here. The main character, Troy Maxson, prevents anyone from intruding into his life by surrounding himself around a literal and metaphorical fence that affects his relationships with his wife, son, and mortality. Throughout the play, readers see an incomplete fence which symbolizes Rose (Troy’s wife) and Troy’s

Fences “Some people build fences to keep people out...and other people build fences to keep people in” (61). In the play, Fences, by August Wilson who displays how fences symbolize different situations to represent different characters. The story takes place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the 1950’s, and in the play fences gives an outlook of providing an obstacle or barrier that is intended to keep something out or in. It shows through the protagonist character, named Troy Maxson and his wife

In the Fences, by August Wilson shows that life of African Americans in the U.S. in the 1950s with the story of Troy and his family. Wilson uses the symbol of the fence to show the desires of each character like Rose’s desire is to keep her family together, Troy’s desire is to keep death out and to be not bound forever, and Bono’s desire is to follow Troy, his best friend, as an example of the right way to live and to be with Rose and Troy who are basically his family. Rose and the other seen characters

Fences, written by August Wilson, is a play about a man, named Troy, struggling to support his family during the late 1950’s. In this play, we see that Troy hurts the people closest to him. He has been uncaring towards his wife, Rose, his brother Gabriel and his son, Cory. This is because Troy had nothing to go on but the harsh example set by his father. In Fences, Troy has felt like he has been fenced in all of his life, which causes him to fence others in. Troy has felt fenced in all of his life

The play “Fence” by August Wilson’s has a connection with real world fence. “The yard is a small dirt yard, partially fenced, except for the last scene, with a wooden sawhorse, a pile of lumber, and other fence-building equipment set off to the side. The Opposite is a tree from which hangs a ball made of rags. A baseball bat leans against the tree. Two oil drums serve as garbage receptacles and sit near the house at right to complete the setting” (Wilson 2). He mentions that the fence has three parts

Fences Essay     “Some people build fences to keep people out… and other people build fences to keep people in.” - August Wilson. Fences can be perceived everyday while driving down the road, although you do not know the actual reason people assemble them. They can signify barriers or even security. Fences can be observed as a positive or negative element. In the play Fences by August Wilson, fences are used to symbolize a unique perspective regarding Troy, Rose, and Cory.     To Troy, fences

Joseph Fernandez Ms. Reilly World Lit 27, January,2010 The Isolation and Alienation of Troy in Wilson's Fences          August Wilson's Fences is a play about life, and an extended metaphor Wilson uses to show the crumbling relationships between Troy and Cory and Troy and Rose. Troy Maxson represents the dreams of black America in a majorly white world, a world where these dreams were not possible because of the racism and attitudes that prevailed. Troy

As with most works of literature, the title Fences is more than just a title. It could be initially noted that there is only one physical fence being built by the characters onstage, but what are more important are the ideas that are being kept inside and outside of the fences that are being built by Troy and some of the other characters in Fences. The fence building becomes quite figurative, as Troy tries to fence in his own desires and infidelities. Through this act of trying to contain his desires

Fences, the critically acclaimed play written by renown playwright August Wilson, has been praised time and time again for it’s power and deliverance as well as the themes and symbols explored throughout the play. August Wilson walks readers through the story of Troy Maxson and the everyday conflicts that arise from his dysfunctional family. With the introduction of Rose’s character, Troy Maxson’s wife, we learn she exemplifies nurturing and maternal traits as most women in the 1950s did. We see

Fences is not just the title of the play by August Wilson, but it is also a bigger theme in his story. This title ‘Fences’ displays many revelations on what exactly the significance of the building of the fence in the Maxson’s backyard could represent. Throughout the story we find out the fences that the character’s encounter, whether it be literal ones or figurative fences. Most of the fences put into place in the story are ones put up in order to protect the characters, as when Rose begins to protect