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    child to be more successful than he was. I developed this definition through personal experience with my father‚ as these are the attributes I wish he had. With this form of faith and support‚ I would have considered him a good father. In August Wilson’s Fences‚ Troy’s relationship with his son Cory is of a convoluted and protective nature‚ with neither of them knowing how to properly express their love to each other and in turn causing strife. The decisions that Troy makes on Cory’s behalf define

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    In Fences‚ through characterization August Wilson develops Troy as a loathed character and Rose as an admired one. Troy is developed as a loathed character as a result of his actions which include: crushing Cory’s dream of playing football in college‚ cheating on his wife‚ kicking his son out of the house‚ and being very hostile towards his family. Troy is developed as a bitter character who is slightly disconnected from the current society and as a result he is unable to recognize or accept social

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    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‚ he puts the life of a young girl before his own and gives her a place to stay while he lives on the streets‚ he also confronts his wife when he knows he did something wrong‚ which also takes a lot of guys and is a heroic move. Troy’s character creates all of the large and the small conflicts with the other characters in Fences. Troy instigates conflict due to his inability

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    Analysis of Troy Maxson

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    Analysis of Troy Maxson The play “Fences” by Lloyd Richards is mostly the story of Troy Maxson. A man of many words‚ some of which although may not be particularly nice. He is an elderly‚ large black man who used to be a home run hitter in the Negro league‚ but by the time of the integration of professional Baseball‚ Troy was too old to benefit from it. This caused Troy to become the man he is today. Throughout the play the reader sees in depth of what kind of man Troy Maxson really is. Yes‚ he

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    Fences: Family and Fence

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    Hossain Symbolism of the “FenceAugust Wilson did not name his play‚ Fences‚ simply due to the melodramatic actions that take place in the Maxson household‚ but rather the relationships that bond and break because of the “fence”. The “fence” serves as a structural device because the character’s lives are constantly changing during the construction of the fence. The dramatic actions in the play strongly depend on the building of the fence in the Maxson’s backyard. Fences represents the metaphorical

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    Jitney August Wilson wrote the play “Jitney” about a group of African-American men working in a Jitney cab station in Pittsburg during 1977. The play explores the lives of the characters‚ each dealing with a different quarrel in their lives. They are all brought together by the Jitney station in which we are able to explore their characters through Wilson’s expertly written dialogue. The play explores racism‚ economic anxiety‚ gender roles amongst other things; however‚ one of the main concepts

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    Fences: Fence and Troy

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    The Significance of the title‚ “Fences”‚ and how it relates to the characters. Many people tend to over look family and relationship problems. May people sit around and watch the struggles‚ the drama‚ and the happiness of relationships built and destroyed. Not many people can understand the circumstances or the thoughts of the people involved in the “tragedies’ or the “fantasy”. Troy‚ Cory‚ and Rose express the deepest problems or “fences” throughout the most of the scenes. The emotion given off

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    build fences around their little world. While some people build physical walls‚ others build with words. A critical analysis of August Wilsons 1987 play called “Fences” shows a theme of the average American dream‚ the damaging impact of segregation and other forms of racism‚ and when freedom comes with responsibility. Firstly‚ envisioning a good life is the birth right of an American‚ but in actualizing it lays the dream of an average American. Koprince Susan (2006) a credible critic of Fences‚ compares

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    Laura Logan Diana Polsky Theater 107 03/25/2012 The Piano Lesson By August Wilson The Piano Lesson was inspired by a painting of the same name. It was first performed at the Yale Repertory Theater November 26‚ 1987. The Piano Lesson tells the story of an artistically carved piano‚ the interwoven stories of the Sutter and Charles families that owned the piano. Berniece and Boy Willie (the grand children of the slave who carved the piano) have different views on what to do with the family piano

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    FENCES

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    play Fences? The author August Wilson uses the symbol of a “fence” in his play Fences throughout numerous occasions. Three of the most important occasions fences are symbolized in the play are by Rose and Troy’s relationship‚ Troy and Cory’s relationship‚ as well as Troy versus Death. Throughout the play‚ characters create “fences” symbolically and physically to be protected or to protect. Examples such as‚ Rose protecting herself from Troy‚ and Troy protecting himself from Death. Fences focuses

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