Troy Maxon a Tragic Hero

When people think of a hero, they do not understand you do not need to be just like batman, you do not need to be able to fly or never die. There is no need to wear a mask, save the world, or have special powers. To me, any regular person can become a hero in their own way. I believe that a hero can be found in any piece of literature whether, fiction or nonfiction. The hero can be depicted in many different ways. To me, in order to be a hero, someone needs to rescue another of some sort. A hero will play a part in preventing a mistake from happening in someone’s life. Aristotle once said that a tragic hero is, "one who does not fall into misfortune though vice or depravity, but falls because of some mistake". In the play Fences by August Wilson, the main character Troy Maxson proves himself to be a hero in my eyes, the way he cares for his family illustrates his heroic efforts. For me, his heroicness is merely efforts because he fails. He wants to keep his family close so much that he becomes overbearing and seemingly unsupportive. Troy's character creates small conflicts with the other characters in Fences. Troy instigates conflict due to his inability to accept other's choices in life when they differ from his.
According to Shmoop, many tragic heroes have a tragic flaw which is called the “missing of the mark”. Troy’s relationship with his son is the most highlighted relationship that is affected by Troy. The father and son relationship is an example of how Troy misses the mark. One thing that they have in common is sports. Cory is really excited because he is able to receive a college scholarship to play football and this is his opportunity to go to college. Because of their loving for sports, Cory thought his father would be happy that he had this opportunity; yet, he was not. Troy was against Cory going off to play football. One of the greatest disappointments in Troy’s life, is the fact that he was not able to play baseball in the major league