... and Life. August Wilson writes the dramatic play entitled "Fences- with extensive use of metaphors to represent human situations in a perspective uniquely held by a black man, yet complicated by many other factors in life. The setting is from the 1950's through the 1960's in Troy Maxson's yard with family and friends that have very different relationships with Troy. Troy Maxson, the protagonist, draws upon his ... his own male role images by listening carefully to black men's conversations in the local café. The prevalent metaphors that Wilson uses to illustrate dilemmas for his charac...

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• Grade Level: High School