In "Fences,"" by August Wilson, Troy and Cory are two important characters in representing the necessary change in the lives of African Americans around the period of the 1950s. ... He was once a talented football player but could never have a chance to play in the Major Leagues until he was too old to play. ... Just as Troy, Cory could not put up with his own father, Troy, since Troy never let him do anything, even things that Cory treasured, but what he said. Playing football meant the world to Cory. ... Both of them shared the same disgust from their fathers and chose to get away to live th...

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FENCES: Analysis of its Symbolism August Wilson, the author of the profound drama, "Fences", goes to extraordinary heights when creating a symbolic idea behind the fence built in this drama. ... Wilson depicts one main character, Troy Marxson as having "fence like" attributes towards family and friends. ... His strong beliefs of working and not playing were fueled by past experiences, therefore wanting his son to stay behind the "fence". ... I"m gonna build me a fence around what belongs to me. ... (Wilson 77) What's quoted simply sums up everythin...

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This definition of the word fence plays a central role both metaphorically and realistically in the play "Fences," by August Wilson, and in the poem "Mending Wall," by Robert Frost. ... Within Fences, Wilson clearly portrays dramatic character development over time within Troy and Cory, Troy's son. ... However, despite Rose's good intentions the fence serves to both "keep people out" and "keep people in" (Wilson 61). ... This theme of building one's own fences leading to development over time can also be found in "Mending Wall" when the speake...

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