Analysis of Fences by August Wilson Essay -- Fences Plays Slavery Raci

Troy Maxson is a man who thinks he is a failure but finds it lowering to admit. Troy is a middle age black scraps man who feels held back by the sportsmanlike man. Why you got the white men driving and colored lifting? (p.9). the quotation mentioned is an example of how Troy feels he forget never amount to anything because he is a black man in the white mans world. Therefore, Troy limits his goals in life. Maintaining a job, having a roof over his head, and food on the table is Troys idea of success. This is his idea of success because he has accomplished this while having a hard life. Troy fences himself into his own little world where there is no room for anyone to question or judge him. Meanwhile Troys bitterness towards the white man creates callousness towards his son Cory....