Fences by August Wilson is a play about an African American family living in the 1950s that has to deal with disadvantages due to racism during their time. In Fences, August Wilson uses different types of fences as metaphors to resemble the way they affect life. One type of fence that August Wilson uses as a metaphor is the fence that Troy builds around his yard. ... In Fences, August Wilson uses fences to represent how they protect people or block people from what they are trying to do. ... All the fences are different that represent different things....

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August Wilson: Boundaries 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. ... Troy responds, "What you worried about what we getting into for? ... The fence is a metaphor used less frequently by Troy in his conversations than baseball however, Wilson uses the fence in metaphors of different meanings, depending on whose perception it is. ... The fence may be a device, which represents restraint of access or possibiliti...

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Rose in Wilson's Fences August Wilson's is a famous playwrite who is known for writing the African American experience. ... One of his well to date play's is Fences. ... Loving, caring and understanding is all what August Wilson incorporated in the character Rose of fences. Rose in August Wilson's fences is a character that remains a strong woman for her family despite her husbands believes and infidelity. ... This title of play represents the Fences that Rose wanted build to keep her family in. n this was not the case becau...

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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. ... 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. ... Both of them shared the same disgust from their fathers and chose to get away to live their own lives, but ironically, "what they share also put them apart ". ... In conclusion, it can be clearly seen that the lives of African Americans in the period of the 1950...

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In the way the main character Troy impacts his family, August Wilson provides an insightful look into the culture and history of 1950's black America. ... Fences is a lesson in hope. ... The author also recognizes that the family represents the foundation for American society as a whole, and chooses the family as the emphasis for the story. ... Having a steady income changes his personal thought of what character traits an African-American male should possess; in particular, what character traits his sons should possess. ... That's what most African Americans wanted - what most Ameri...

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When August Wilson wrote his play, Fences, he was writing a play about the things that keep people apart. ... I'm gonna tell you what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna take and build me a fence around what belongs to me. ... Misconceptions of a different kind are what fuel another form of separation that is examined in Fences. ... Throughout the play, the character of Troy helps August Wilson explore a number of different kinds of separation. ...

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• Grade Level: High School