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August Wilson Boundaries


            
             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 experiences to deal with situations in his life regarding relationships with others. Influenced by his own life, August Wilson created Troy Maxson to demonstrate experiences as a black man with predicaments in his life in which being black significantly contributes to however, is not the only factor affecting the occurrence of these situations. Troy is equipped to deal with his special situations with no special tools, rather the same tools any man has of any race has at his disposal: experience, desire, fear, courage, passion, determination, responsibility, perception, and any another emotion possessed by men who are also people.
             Troy doesn't believe that his son, Cory can be successful in his dream, football, because of his perception that it is exclusively a white man's sport. Troy states, "The white man ain't gonna let him get nowhere with that football. [ ] He ought to go and get recruited in how to fix cars or something where he can make a living- (1.1.154-158). Troy is trying to protect Cory from the disappointment that he experienced as a great baseball player who could not advance, he believes because he is black. Troy says he decided not to let Cory get involved in sports, "Not after what they did to me in sports- (1.3. 835). Rose, Troy's wife of eighteen years answers, "Troy, why don't you admit you was too old to play in the major leagues?- which addresses a reason other than race for Troy's failure to be a Major League player (1.3.836-837). In this conflict, Wilson shows how Troy being black is a problem not exclusive, rather in addition to other problems that exist regardless of race.


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