Now Introducing The Themes of Fences
Throughout the book, Fences displays many themes. These themes create a greater outlook on the story. The author created many focus points such as Friendship, acceptance, relationship amongst family members, responsiblity and freedom, and finally the ideal of the fence built in the story. Let's take a deeper look into the themes.
Theme: Friendship, Relationship Amongst Family Members, and Acceptance
The first theme mentioned was friendship is shown throughtout the book between the main character Troy Maxson and his best friend Jim Bono. Jim Bono shows his loyalty to Troy and cherish their friendship. He warns Troy of his mistakes and shows concern for his family. Jim is always there from Troy, just as a true friend should be.
Troy Maxson is a man who takes severe his responsibility for his family. He is a man caught between his own desire for liberty in his affair with Alberta and his fathering to Cory, and his strong sagacity of loyalty to his wife, children, and brother.Troy Maxson is chiefly responsible for this desire for order, though for a different reason his wife Rose also craves it. Troy is caught in a world in which he feels he does not belong. He carries with him the scars, oppression, and disorder of his Southern childhood, the abuse of his father, and an unwelcome Pittsburgh. On the other hand, he is also a part of the growing African American middle class. He is promoted for a job he feels he does not deserve and he is unable to accept the idea that his children might have the freedom to create their own lives.
Accepance is shown between the characters Cory Maxson andTroy Maxson. Cory is the son of Troy and Rose. Acceptance is something Cory seeks for with his father. Throughout the play, Cory and Troy face many confrontations. Cory and Troy begin to have a dispute trying to determine Cory’s future, and the way cares out his fatherly roles. They begin to have disputes about Cory's football career, trust, and Troy's actions as a parent. Here is a video displaying Cory's distraught with his father's acceptance of him.
Troy Maxson is a man who takes severe his responsibility for his family. He is a man caught between his own desire for liberty in his affair with Alberta and his fathering to Cory, and his strong sagacity of loyalty to his wife, children, and brother.Troy Maxson is chiefly responsible for this desire for order, though for a different reason his wife Rose also craves it. Troy is caught in a world in which he feels he does not belong. He carries with him the scars, oppression, and disorder of his Southern childhood, the abuse of his father, and an unwelcome Pittsburgh. On the other hand, he is also a part of the growing African American middle class. He is promoted for a job he feels he does not deserve and he is unable to accept the idea that his children might have the freedom to create their own lives.
Accepance is shown between the characters Cory Maxson andTroy Maxson. Cory is the son of Troy and Rose. Acceptance is something Cory seeks for with his father. Throughout the play, Cory and Troy face many confrontations. Cory and Troy begin to have a dispute trying to determine Cory’s future, and the way cares out his fatherly roles. They begin to have disputes about Cory's football career, trust, and Troy's actions as a parent. Here is a video displaying Cory's distraught with his father's acceptance of him.
In this video, Cory, played by Courtney Vance, is trying to find an answer to his concern about hid father's feelings towards him. This is a sign of seeking acceptance. Troy, played by James Earl Jones, trys to teach him a lesson of responsibility and expectations, which based on the video and Troy's action seem to overlap feelings.
The Ideal of 'Fences'
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Fences represents many different things in Wilson's drama. Rose
thinks the partially built fence around the house will keep her loved ones safe
inside. But for Troy, the fence is a way to keep unwelcome intruders out. After
Alberta's death, he completes the fence as a means to keep death from entering
and hurting his loved ones. When Troy played baseball, he was never content to
hit the ball into the stands. His hits always had to go over the fence. And
yet, Troy builds a fence around Cory to keep him from his goals and desires.
Troy's efforts at controlling his son create an imaginary fence that keeps the
boy separate from his family for seven years. There are similar fences between
Troy and his loved ones; in one way or another he has kept them separated from
a part of himself. Also I have notice that Wilson creates all the major drama and scenes to occur within the fence.
My source for this Ingenious information can be founded at...http://www.gradesaver.com/fences/study-guide/major-themes/
thinks the partially built fence around the house will keep her loved ones safe
inside. But for Troy, the fence is a way to keep unwelcome intruders out. After
Alberta's death, he completes the fence as a means to keep death from entering
and hurting his loved ones. When Troy played baseball, he was never content to
hit the ball into the stands. His hits always had to go over the fence. And
yet, Troy builds a fence around Cory to keep him from his goals and desires.
Troy's efforts at controlling his son create an imaginary fence that keeps the
boy separate from his family for seven years. There are similar fences between
Troy and his loved ones; in one way or another he has kept them separated from
a part of himself. Also I have notice that Wilson creates all the major drama and scenes to occur within the fence.
My source for this Ingenious information can be founded at...http://www.gradesaver.com/fences/study-guide/major-themes/