The family is the strongest bond in everyone’s life. Anything can be possible when children get full support from their families. Fences by August Wilson is a play about a middle-class black family in the 1950s, and it is set in Pittsburgh. In Fences, Troy Maxson is the head of the family. He has two sons-- Cory and Lyon. Cory, his youngest son, is being recruited to play college football, but Troy never supports him. The goal of this research paper is to provide the reasons why Troy does not give complete attention to his son's football career. The conflicts that Troy experiences in his relationship with his son relate strongly to his past relationship with his own father, the racism that exists in becoming a baseball star, and Troy’s career
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While the white players played in Major League, Africans Americans played in The Negro Leagues. The teams in The Negro Leagues would travel around the United States and play anywhere where they find a proper field and some fans. The first professional league of black baseball teams was organized by Rube Foster. Rube Foster was a baseball pitcher and a manager. The league consisted of eight teams: The Chicago American Giants, Chicago Giants, Dayton Marcos, Detroit Stars, Indianapolis ABC’s, Kansas City Monarchs, St. Louis Giants, and the Cuban Stars. The best batter in the league was Josh Gibson. He hit almost 800 home runs and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. Josh Gibson was a role model for Troy. Just like Troy, Gibson never had a chance to play in the white Major Leagues. “This fact haunted Gibson for much of his life. Later in his life, he is reported to have suffered from alcoholism and depression, diseases that his former teammates and friends say was brought on by his frustration and disappointment with the game” (GradeSaver). Both Gibson and Troy had comparable situation, and both suffered from depression. Gibson died of a stroke in 1947, and Troy died of a heart …show more content…
Troy Maxson was never happy with his life. His past was ruined by his father and his present was never good enough for him. Maxson always wanted to stand on his own feet and provide for his family. He wanted to do something that his father never did for him. Basically what August Wilson is saying is that Troy was poisoned from his relationship with his own father. Even though Troy wanted to be different from his father, he ended up handling his sons the same way. Fences have lots of themes and symbolism in the story. One of the best themes of this story is the ideal of responsibility. Troy learned the sense of responsibility from his father. Troy learned it in a difficult way, which made it hard for him to forget. The characteristics and personality of the father were being passed on from generation to generation in Maxson family. What August Wilson is trying to teach the audience from this story is that people must learn to forgive each other. Even when a person believes that he/she is right in the argument, he/she must learn to look the situation from another person's point of view. If Troy had looked from Cory point of view about his desire to play football, then Troy would have understood it more. The mistakes in Troy’s life was that he never tries to back down. He has no fear, that’s why he challenged death at the end and died of a heart
While the white players played in Major League, Africans Americans played in The Negro Leagues. The teams in The Negro Leagues would travel around the United States and play anywhere where they find a proper field and some fans. The first professional league of black baseball teams was organized by Rube Foster. Rube Foster was a baseball pitcher and a manager. The league consisted of eight teams: The Chicago American Giants, Chicago Giants, Dayton Marcos, Detroit Stars, Indianapolis ABC’s, Kansas City Monarchs, St. Louis Giants, and the Cuban Stars. The best batter in the league was Josh Gibson. He hit almost 800 home runs and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. Josh Gibson was a role model for Troy. Just like Troy, Gibson never had a chance to play in the white Major Leagues. “This fact haunted Gibson for much of his life. Later in his life, he is reported to have suffered from alcoholism and depression, diseases that his former teammates and friends say was brought on by his frustration and disappointment with the game” (GradeSaver). Both Gibson and Troy had comparable situation, and both suffered from depression. Gibson died of a stroke in 1947, and Troy died of a heart …show more content…
Troy Maxson was never happy with his life. His past was ruined by his father and his present was never good enough for him. Maxson always wanted to stand on his own feet and provide for his family. He wanted to do something that his father never did for him. Basically what August Wilson is saying is that Troy was poisoned from his relationship with his own father. Even though Troy wanted to be different from his father, he ended up handling his sons the same way. Fences have lots of themes and symbolism in the story. One of the best themes of this story is the ideal of responsibility. Troy learned the sense of responsibility from his father. Troy learned it in a difficult way, which made it hard for him to forget. The characteristics and personality of the father were being passed on from generation to generation in Maxson family. What August Wilson is trying to teach the audience from this story is that people must learn to forgive each other. Even when a person believes that he/she is right in the argument, he/she must learn to look the situation from another person's point of view. If Troy had looked from Cory point of view about his desire to play football, then Troy would have understood it more. The mistakes in Troy’s life was that he never tries to back down. He has no fear, that’s why he challenged death at the end and died of a heart