I thought Fences by August Wilson is a really good
dramatic play .There were a lot of different emotions I felt throughout the
story. As far as Troy’s character, usually I would feel anger but I actually
felt sorry for him, he was a cheater who treats his sons wrong and talks to his
wife like a dog as referred to in the text in scene 4, I notice he also says a
lot of provocative things talking about sex and he says it in front of people
and to me it shows that he really doesn’t respect her, and the fact that he
cheats on her. In the play I think Troy’s character holds A LOT of anger and
pessimistic views like even in the beginning scene’s he was complaining about
how there are no black drivers but yet he didn’t have a license. Or when Lyon
comes to visit, Troy assumes he wants to borrow money and then makes Rose give
him her allowance. Rose even tries to convince Troy to sign the papers so Cory
can play sports but he blows it off and explains white people won’t ever let
him get a head in sports he needs to get a job. I think he has some psychological
problems within and the way he grew up himself, with an aggressive sometimes
abusive father. I think baseball is a really important aspect, and the reason
he is most mad obviously is because the fact that he didn’t make it in baseball,
I think because of this he, kind of lost a piece of himself, actually when we
heard the story which I believe was Gabe, the story about him in the military
and almost getting his head blown off and that’s why he is the way he is, a
little “loose” I feel that was sort of reference to Troy and the way he is, he
even said he loved baseball more than his wife when they first meant, so when
he stopped playing a part of him died also and I think that and besides his
father beating incident is why he repeatedly
says he wasn’t scared of death. As far as the father- that was the most disrespectful
thing he could of said to his father, an old man being weak son aspect I think Fences
could be a play that shows the relationships and boundaries. I think because how
Troy was raised it definitely influenced how he raised his sons, with Lyon he
was really cold and distant, with Cory he was really aggressive the way he
talked to him and explained things and he never hugged him or was soft with him
but I do think however he was not trying to hurt him but in a way make sure his
son didn’t end up like him, he had good intentions. Towards the end Cory and
Troy’s relationship seems to be going downhill and Cory says he is “just an old
man” I think this is what made the situation escalate the most and I think Cory
said that because during those times a man’s kids call them Sir and other such
signs as respect, I think with little importance. I believed the way it got
resolved and the only way he could have is when Troy Dies.
