August Wilson"s "Fences" spans a wide variety of topics; stretching from father .
versus son, husband versus wife, and blacks versus whites. These themes are ultimately .
tied together through the concept of family. In terms of father versus son, Cory had .
dreams of playing college football in North Carolina; he was being recruited for .
scholarship. However, Troy's past experience as a black athlete in that level and only .
caused him to condemn his son"s decision to play. Consequently, Troy even went as far as .
taking Cory off of his high school team. Racism was largely contributed to Troy's .
attitude. Due to racism and the way blacks were treated back then, Troy failed as an .
athlete at that age. He does not want his son to go through the same struggles. Another .
symbol in the play would be Troy's wife's" name, "Rose." Rose has a thorn on her side; .
her husbands infidelity. Yet, of essence, she is a women with great beauty. She is loyal .
lover whom took up the job of raising Troy's" baby of the lady he cheated on her with. .
The play is called "Fences" for a reason throughout the movie Troy has been building a .
fence for around his house. The fence was asked to be built by his wife Rose. The fence .
should be called a wall because it is their to keep out death; harm. This fence is used to .
protect themselves and their possessions as the outcasts of society because of their skin.
My first response to the play "Farts" was the thought of my career in high school .
playing athletics. Athletes play their game not only for fun but to learn. Teamwork, .
dedication, winning, and even losing. These lessons from sports can help establish a greater dedication with your family, friends and teammates. Unfortunately, Dick saw the .
negative aspect of this and grew up to believe that blacks were inferior to white not only .
in sports yet in life in general. Fences shows the harddicks this family went through and .
