The story of the Maxson’ family retracta a life of changes and struggle where the principal culpable is the racism, and violence. Troy Maxson is an African American guy married with Rose Maxton. They together have two sons named Lyons that is a frustrated musician, and Cory that may have been a successful football player if, only if his father would have supported him.
The story ‘’Fences’’ by August Wilson shows in a very explicit way how the racism on the 1950s played a key role in a family basis. Troy that is the head of the family had been struggling all his life. First his father kick him out from home, than he end up in prison for many years because the lack of opportunities for work led him to steal, and kill someone. After complete his sentence, Troy get a undesired job, and got marry with Rose. With the past of his life the racism and violence against the African American, created in Troy a picture of a racist system on its society, and disadvantages among black and whites. During …show more content…
They have been friends for more than thirty-odd years, and Bono seems to feel a deeply admiration for ‘’Troy’s honesty, capacity for hard work, and his strength, which Bono seeks to emulate’’ (534). Although Bono play an important role in Marxon’ family, the principal issue in the story surged between Troy and his son Cory. The issue beggin when Rose talk to Troy about the opportunity their young son has of being selected to play football with his College team. Troy is unhappy with such a decision, and does everything he can to avoid his son to continue playing football. Such a decision is due in large part to the fear he feels for his son to live what he lived when he was young, and to be a victim in a racist system that in explicit ways give opportunities to white man, but opposes the success of the black man . Cory continues holding heated arguments with his
The story ‘’Fences’’ by August Wilson shows in a very explicit way how the racism on the 1950s played a key role in a family basis. Troy that is the head of the family had been struggling all his life. First his father kick him out from home, than he end up in prison for many years because the lack of opportunities for work led him to steal, and kill someone. After complete his sentence, Troy get a undesired job, and got marry with Rose. With the past of his life the racism and violence against the African American, created in Troy a picture of a racist system on its society, and disadvantages among black and whites. During …show more content…
They have been friends for more than thirty-odd years, and Bono seems to feel a deeply admiration for ‘’Troy’s honesty, capacity for hard work, and his strength, which Bono seeks to emulate’’ (534). Although Bono play an important role in Marxon’ family, the principal issue in the story surged between Troy and his son Cory. The issue beggin when Rose talk to Troy about the opportunity their young son has of being selected to play football with his College team. Troy is unhappy with such a decision, and does everything he can to avoid his son to continue playing football. Such a decision is due in large part to the fear he feels for his son to live what he lived when he was young, and to be a victim in a racist system that in explicit ways give opportunities to white man, but opposes the success of the black man . Cory continues holding heated arguments with his