The Fence: A Brief Analysis

Through the book ‘Europe’s Last Summer’ David Fromkin tackles the issues of pre WWI Europe, and the surrounding political, economic, social, debacles that led paranoid countries to go to arms after nearly a full century of relative peace within the European continent. While Fromkin certainly points his fingers to all the nations of Europe his primary focus lies with Germany and Austria-Hungary. Though he continues to stress throughout much of the book that Kaiser Wilhelm II and Archduke Ferdinand were fervent keepers of the peace within their nations, the fault of the war ultimately could be laid at the feet of their two nations and their constant attempts at war-mongering. He claims the war could have been avoided for the moment, had all the nations of Europe wanted peace, but the two bad eggs of Europe drew them all into an unavoidable general war.

Lives are lead with anxiety over certain issues and with apprehension towards certain events. This play, Fences written by the playwright August Wilson deals with the progression of a family through the struggles of oppression and the inability to obtain the American Dream. The characters in the play develop throughout the story and can be viewed or interpreted in many different ways, but one man remains constant during the play and that is Troy. Due to certain events that transpired as he was growing up, Troy is shaped into a very stubborn yet proud man. To be a man who was black and proud ran the risk of getting destroyed, both physically and mentally. The world of the 1950s and 60s was rapidly changing and

Children grow up naturally emulating the adults around them, for most it is their mother and father, this is natural and typically a positive thing. There are times, however, when the people that children emulate are not the best examples society has to offer. In the play Fences Cory looks up to his dad when it comes to sports. However, by the end of the play the reader starts to notice that Troy is not the man to look up to. The plot in Fences by August Wilson is centered around an African American family that looks at the world a little differently by that I mean when Troy was young people believed blacks shouldn’t be able to do the things whites can. People were rude and outspoken about how they felt when it came to sharing public things with blacks. Now Troy’s sons are living in a world that has evolved and is not as racist, the boys can go out and achieve their dreams, even if they are African American it may be difficult but is still achievable. Because of the change in the way of life there has been a conflict between the two boys and their father. Troy may realize that things are different now, but that doesn’t change the fact that it is hard for him to let go of the past. Because Troy was unable to play baseball based on his race, he believes Cory shouldn’t be able to go on and play college football. This raises a big question, is Troy being unfair or is he trying to look out for his son? The main theme throughout the play Fences is

Fences was written by August Wilson and is a part of Wilson's "Century Cycle" of plays set in the 1950s in African American neighborhoods. These plays, nine of which take place in Pittsburgh's Hill District, "aim to sketch the Black experience in the 20th century and "raise consciousness through theater" and echo "the poetry in the everyday language of black America". [link: https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/839/august-wilson-the-art-of-theater-no-14-august-wilson]

Fences by August Wilson is a play about an African-American family in the 1950s. Troy Maxson is the breadwinner of his entire family because of his job in a garbage truck company. Cory, one of the children of Troy, is a great football player in high school and he wants to continue to play for college football, which has been absolutely denied by Troy because of the discrimination as a colored people they have. Rose, Troy’s wife, who is taking care of everything at home, but lost her love for Troy when she knew that Troy has been seeing some other woman. Fences happened in the 1950s, a period that is full of the social position in the African-Americans’ struggling and changing for survival. In the article “Baseball as History and Myth in August Wilson’s Fences” by Koprince Susan, a professor of English at the University of North Dakota. She expounds that “The game of baseball has long been regarded as a metaphor for the American dream — an expression of hope, democratic values, and the drive for individual success.” In the play, Troy complained to his boss about why black employees aren’t allowed to be the garbage truck driver. Later on, after the conversation with Mr. Rand, his boss, and the Commissioner of the union, Troy got a promotion to be the garbage truck driver. This is a perfect example of what Ms. Koprince stands for. The social attitude of colored people is changing and developing. The baseball is a symbolic representative of how the African American is suffering

In “The Country Just Over the Fence,” author Paul Theroux wants the reader to understand the differences between the life and customs between the United States and Mexico by using the three rhetorical appeals; ethos, pathos, and logos. Theroux goes into detail when talking about the significance of the border, describing it as something he has never seen. He talks about Mexico having a common idea of Mexico being very violent due to the murders through drug cartels. This fact is also common in the American perspective of Mexico and could be considered a contradicting stereotype.

Wilson has drawn from his experiences as a young black American to write the play entitled Fences. Fences describes the plight of black America; to escalate their standing in society from historic slavery to successful self sustaining through their own efforts and skills. “Significant for the playwright is the connection between the unique values and traditions of African American culture and the ability of its characters to overcome their social and psychological confinement” (Over 1). This plays explores the opportunities won and lost by black Americans as demonstrated by its main character, Troy Maxson.

Public perceptions of World War I were formed by literature written during the war itself. British literature in particular offers a vast array of perspectives. The writings of Siegfried Sassoon and Vera Brittain demonstrate themes of grief and recall upon instances of mental fragility revealed by war. In “The Great War and Modern Memory, literary historian Paul Fussell identifies that this type of literature expresses an essential truth about not only the First World War, but all modern wars. Fussell strongly asserts that war is futile, wasteful, and most importantly, destructive. (Fussell 3-35). Modern literature about the First World War is also demonstrative of these themes.

“The United States Congress passed the Secure Fence Act, according to this Act, a law was implemented that the Department of Homeland Security to erect a barrier along 700 miles (1,126 Kilometers) of the Mexican border. Many supporters’ think the wall would stem the tide of illegal immigrant and drug smugglers into the United States. Most Americans were in favor of immigration reform, which, 56 percent opposed the wall According to a May 2006 Gallop Poll” Driscoll Sally & Bourassa, Cheryl.

Racism plays a huge role in deciding the careers of blacks during the early 1950s and 1960s. As shown in the play Fences, Troy experiences racism which has a strong effect on the direction of his career. Troy is an amazing baseball player but he has a job as a garbage man. When baseball finally became integrated in 1947, Troy is beyond his prime so he never has the chance to live out his dreams in the Major Leagues. His racism experiences made him aware of what his son, Cory would have to deal with in the field of sports during this time period.

In the plays Fences and A Raisin in the Sun, dreams are what gave the main characters hope for a better life for themselves and their families. The similarities between how dreams impacted Troy and Water Lee are evident because both tried to get away with more than they were able to in order to achieve their dreams and blamed their failure to reach their dreams on society.

When the present generation is asked about World War II, minds automatically go to Hitler, the Nazis and possibly one of the many semi-terrible movies “based” on true events. This generation is completely unattached to the naive soldiers who fought against the now notorious Hitler and Nazis. The horror the youth of the time faced is completely unimaginable, except when told through a realistic story highlighting the emotional trauma the young boys endured. A Separate Peace by John Knowles highlights the multiple meanings of a separate peace, symbolized by the setting, characters, and plot elements within the story showing the true trauma of growing up in a war-torn country.

In war, as in every situation, people are going to have their own opinions and their own sides of the story. In Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front, the reader is provided with the perspective of the narrator, Paul Baum, a German soldier in the First World War. Also as in every situation, every person has their own unique experiences and feelings. That being said, some events can cause an overwhelming communal feeling among those in participation, and WWI did just that. Paul Baum, as he claims, voices the feelings and experiences of a generation in All Quiet on the Western Front, and justly so, as he experienced the war first-hand, and witnessed the experiences of others.

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Cam Williams The Birth of Society: How The Fence Changed Everything History-9 (A) Mr. Morrissey When man first created the fence, it marked the beginning of rapid human societal evolution and sped up the acceleration of change in the way humans lived. Before the fence, humans lived as nomads, people who followed their food source and lived in different places constantly. The idea and building of the fence had an enormous impact on humans, and revolutionized every aspect of human growth and development in society.