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In the play, “Fences,” the author, August Wilson, has broken his story into two acts. The first Act tells the life of Troy Maxson and the issues surrounding his life. In the beginning, the character, Troy Maxson, is understood to be the main character and we learn about his friends and family. The date is sometime in the year 1957 and it’s a Friday night. This leads to a discussion, him and his friend and coworker, Jim Bono, have at their usual weekly drinking and socializing time. We learn that

In The Piano Lesson by August Wilson, there is only a singular conflict/story plot. There is nothing particularly spectacular about this piece f writing aside from how vehemently it sticks to the one plot and the redundancy of the characters speech. Specifically boy Willie, the first character introduces who happens to be one of the main characters, which isn’t saying much as most of the characters are main characters. In the novel he is described as impulsive and crude. His one redeeming quality

He plays “Fences” by August Wilson, consisted the story of a man the relationship he shares with his friends and family. It is 1957 on a Friday night with two men entering the fenced yard with a house next to it. A 53 year old by the name of Troy Maxson and his friend who he had known for 30 years as Jim Bono were drinking on there payday. Both work as garbage collector and are talking about how they had spent their day at work. Troy’s talk of how the white people are drivers and the “color folks”

The Resilient Fool The play “Fences,” written by August Wilson, is a masterpiece of American literature. It is a succinct form of balladry transformed into a magnificent play with vivid characters and compelling dramatic scenes. Set in the pre-civil rights era, the play conveys an unpretentious representation of an African American family in their everyday existence and introduces the audience to their struggles while living in a racially segregated society of the United States. One character

the broken-down house. These structures are seen as a method of protection, a way to "keep the people one wants in, and keep those one does not out (Wilson 1172)." But, there is more to the underlying name of this assembly. Fences, a modern drama by August Wilson, is a play that is about the Maxson Family, with Troy as the protagonist. Most of the time, others see this structure a way to define one's property; nonetheless, the term Fences has more symbolism to offer. Negatively it could represent a

“Some people build fences to keep people out… and other people build fences to keep people in” (Wilson, 997). The play fences written by August Wilson revolves around the characters and how they tried to build fences in their lives. Troy is one of the main characters who uses fences in his life but his reason behind it differs from the rest of the characters in the story. Troy Maxson is a fifty-three year old man who considers himself a failure but finds it hard to admit. Troy Maxson is a man who

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

In August Wilson's novel, Fences, Bono says, “Some people build fences to keep people out… and other people build fences to keep people in.” Due to past experiences, many people keep their anger inside and alienate the people they are close with. For example, Troy, in Fences, experiences a rough childhood while growing up. This is brought about due to neglect by his father. Because of this, Troy makes the decision to isolate the people who are close to him. Troy has an affair with Alberta; therefore

into disagreements. This is shown in the play “Fences” by August Wilson which is full of tension between the main character, Troy, and his various family members. Troy’s many bad decisions and mistakes cause a lot of hate to be directed at him and a lot of arguments ensue throughout the play. August Wilson uses many narrative elements in the play to make it more interesting and show the tension more clearly. Overall, in the play “Fences” August Wilson uses narrative elements such as father-son conflict

History of Western Civilization II The Guns of August, by Barbara W. Tuchman. London: England. Macmillan. 1962. The Great War, more known as World war 1 is perhaps the most famous war in American history. Most people only know that the Great war was the first world war that caused catastrophe through the worlds alliances. The Guns of August also known as August 1914 is a historical work of nonfiction written about the beginning of World War I. The Guns of August is an interesting book that goes through