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A 4 page overview of August Wilson's play 'Fences' with special consideration of the importance of Troy and the impact that this main character has on the development of themes like racial separation and struggle. This paper also looks at Troy's impact on his family and the way in which Wilson provides an insightful look into the culture and history of 1950's black America.
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Maxson, an illiterate black man living in an inner-city neighborhood. This characterization is central to the themes of racial inequality and societal oppression that are necessarily developed in Wilsons
work. The time frame of the play places the Maxson family in the era of post-War America just prior to the activities of the Civil Rights Movement. Troys characterization
develops out of this time frame, and in recognition that there are few inherent structures for the support of blacks prior to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1060s.
Wilson utilizes Troys diction as a means for developing an ethnic and cultural portrait of the main character. Wilson is successful in creating dialect that is both fluid
and differentiated as a means for promoting a cultural view of this family. Troy is not just a one dimensional black character with certain language necessities; he is complex
in his understanding of human nature and in his perceptions of both his family and the culture, while also displaying a simple language. Troys life has two significant
basis: his work and his family. Troys friend Bono shares discussions about the relevance of work issues and the fear of being fired as a means for displaying the
importance employment for inner-city families constantly living on the edge. Troys family does not live in the lap of luxury, but their two-story brick house, though in need of
repair, is a formidable setting for the family and clearly delineates this family from the stereo-type of the black ghetto. The characters presented by Wilson have a strong basis in
Southern culture and tradition and it is this that is the basis for Wilson language considerations within the play. It is also this cultural basis that is significant to
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