Fences Sympathetic Character

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Rose does all she can to keep Troy in good situations and not let him make a fool of himself. “Troy what is wrong with you this

In the play “fences” It illuminates life itself, “fences” metaphorically connects to various things. The fences is a symbol of protection that Rose hopes will keep her family together. She wants nothing to tear the apart but little does she know. A fence was the least of her problems when it came to her husband Troy Maxson.

The psychologist Sigmund Freud once said, “Because every man has a right over his own life and war destroys lives that were full of promise; it forces the individual into situations that shame his manhood, obliging him to murder fellow men, against his will.” He initially stated this when he was corresponding with Albert Einstein via letter. This quote is also a great explanation of the events that take place during war that people chose to not recognise. War is terrible, and no matter how hard we try, nothing will change that. Erich Maria Remarque shows us that soldiers have endured dreadfully throughout World War I in his book “All Quiet on the Western Front”. The character in the book, Paul Baumer, endures through the tragedies of war with some of his old schoolmates as well as new comrades that he meets along the way. They survive through all of the tragedies together, but in the end, the war made them lose their friendships as well as their lives. The reality is that war comes with consequences while it destroys people, and there is nothing that will ever be able to change that. The book “All Quiet on the Western Front” shows how war comes destroys people's lives with its consequences through three of its themes: the importance of comradery, the loss of innocence, and the horrors and brutality of war.

Troy’s relationship with his youngest son, Cory, was a prime example or his controlling nature. One major conflict between them was Troy Forbidding Cory from playing football. As said in the quote, “ If you go on down there to that A&P and see if you can get your job back. if you can’t do both...then you quit the football team you’ve got to take the crookeds with the straights ”(Act 1, Scene 3, Line 192) Troy is not happy with the fact that Croy quit his quit because of football practice. Troy is so against it because he was denied acceptance into a baseball team because of his race in his past. In a way troy thinks he his looking out for cory but deep down, as rose brings out in the next scene, he is haunted by his own

            It is hard for Troy to live in the present having one foot in the past and one in the future.  Hence, the relationship between him, his wife and son becomes complicated.  He doesn?t realize that times have changed and black men have more rights than before.  Gradually, the relationship between Troy, Rose and Cory starts to deteriorate.  Troy starts to cheat on his wife.  His sexual infidelity and a subsequent child by another woman destroy his marriage with Rose.  Nonetheless, he doesn?t abandon his family, everyday he goes to work and at the end of the week he gives his pay to Rose.  Moreover, he doesn?t deny his daughter from another woman, and begs Rose to help him take care of her.  He says, ?? I?d appreciate it if you?d help me take care of her.?  The relationship between him and

The father is trying to help his son avoid the pain of rejection that he himself experienced decades earlier” (Saunders 1). Baseball should present fathers and sons with a bonding experience, But Cory knew he couldn’t compete with His father. Troy has a need for control. He gains the need of control from his own father, he is too deep-rooted for him to control his ways. Although he means the best for Cory, Troy's ends up losing his son, he ends up dying without having ever seen Cory again. After eighteen years of marriage, Troy feels he needs to escape the enclosing walls of responsibility through an affair with another woman. The other woman, Alberta, is Troy's attempt to express what has been lost which is his youth. For example, “If Troy is now too old to play major league baseball, he is not too old to be attractive to other women” (Wilson). That’s what Troy thought when he was seeing this other woman behind Rose's

Even though Troy wasn’t fair to his wife, he took care of his family as a man should. He took care of his sons with all that he had, but the love for his family was not evident in his character, especially with what he did to Rose. Cheating on Rose was a very selfish, and disrespectful act that showed no love towards his family. Troy’s behavior stems from the relationship he had with his father when he was a teenager. Without him knowing, Troy was very similar to his father, which was depicted very well in the film. Troy’s father “stayed right there with his family. But he was just as evil as he could be” (Wilson 905). Troy’s description of his father was the same person he was. In his conversation with Cory he says to him, “like you? I go out of here every morning…bust my butt…putting up with them crackers everyday…’cause I like you? You about the biggest fool I ever saw. It’s my job. It’s my responsibility! You understand that? A man got to take care of his family” (898). This scene in the movie showed more passion. A reader can read this scene in the play with whichever tone they choose, but in the movie, we are able to see the and feel the passion from what Troy was

Troy even states, “…putting up with them crackers every day…cause I like you? You the biggest fool I ever saw.” to his own son. Troy puts his own past as how Cory’s will turn out if he focuses only on sports. Cory also tends to be disrespectful to Troy, causing Troy to get angry and attempt to have Cory do as he asks through violence.

Fences, by August Wilson takes place in the 1950's; a time where gender roles where strict. Wilson sets the issues that transpire within the play in a time period that wasn’t ideal for women to speak out. The irony of the play's setting correlates to the issues that the women characters within the story face. Fences can be viewed as a one-sided male perspective that gives little acknowledgement to the woman characters. Wilson's plays have been controversial because some say that he depicts woman as subservient and subordinate. However, taking a closer look into the character of Rose, I can argue that Wilson does not paint a stereotypical depiction of woman. Instead Wilson uses the woman's sexuality, maternal instinct, and intuition, to insinuate their strength and empowerment through the woman’s actions contrary to the belief of the woman in his plays being seen as weak and voiceless.

Individuals and society often rely on the trait of responsibility in order to have their daily activities run smoothly. Troy Maxson has incorporated the key ideas of responsibility; to secure his family, friendships and job. Troy had stated multiple times within Fences that his actions are based off of his responsibilities; instead of love. “[...]Liked you? Who the hell say I got to like you?[...]” (Wilson,37). This quote displays that although Troy loves his family, his sense of responsibility is stronger. The sense of responsibility shows he is concerned for what is to come to the family; although this shadowed his emotions to forget to show affection. “[...]Some people build fences to keep people out…and

In medieval literature, the knight is held to the highest esteem among all members of the king’s court. The knight is bound to a shared code that dictates how one should act in any possible situation that may arise. While embarking on their epic journeys, knights are often put through trials that test the strength they have to uphold the Knightly Code. In Geoffrey Chaucer’s Wife of Bath’s Tale, the nameless knight disregards his duty to the Knightly Code in several instances throughout the tale. The knight in question is brought into Arthur’s court labeled with charges of rape. Posed a question by the queen the knight was tasked with supplying her the correct answer in order to save his life. The way the knight carries out his task and how he handles the situations that arise after his life is secure are reasons to question his moral character and his true loyalty to his knighthood.

Troy’s personality is very conservative. He is an angry man who has been a victim of racial violence and allowed his bitterness to become a barrier to new opportunities that opened at this time. As a child Troy wanted out of his abusive father’s relationship. His father barely looked after his 11 children and had always puts himself first before anyone else. Instead, young Troy escapes north to Pittsburg ending himself in jail due to theft, which is where he meets his ace

It is obvious to the audience that Troy and Cory simply do not get along. The two are constantly bickering, mostly about Cory's dream to play football at the college level. Since playing baseball did not get Troy anywhere, he feels that football will not benefit Cory and that Cory should "get recruited in how to fix cars or something where he can make a living" (8). Troy constantly denounces Cory's dream and pressures his son to quit the highschool football team so that he can work at the local grocery store. The verbal abuse of Cory by Troy is enough to make Cory question whether or not his own father even likes him, but it is not until after Troy's affair with Alberta is out in the open that Troy and Cory's unhealthy relationship reaches a whole new level.

Rose Maxon is the female character in the play ‘Fences’ by August Wilson. She is married to Troy Maxon and together they have a son named Cory. The play takes place in the 1950s and it focuses on racism, oppression, family problems, unity, and infidelity. Particularly Rose, who is a Black woman in the 50s, without an education, a housewife, and is expected to behave as the caretaker for everyone. Rose Maxon: duties include being a mother/caretaker, house taker, wife. Puts herself aside for everyone else’s needs. She experiences the struggle and constant wariness of her family’s safety. Troy, is a garbageman who witnesses much of the racism and segregation that occurs during the 1950s. He provides for his family, and he is considered the