Troy has felt fenced all of his life for a few reasons. He needed to deal with a careless and abusive dad. Troy tells us a story from when he was younger, “My daddy was looking for me. We down there by the lake enjoying ourselves when my daddy come up on us. Surprised us. He had them leather straps off the mule and commenced to whupping on me, quite naturally I run to get out the way”.
After the beating, Troy’s dad rapped the young lady that Troy deeply cared for. Troy feared his dad until that minute. however, right then and there, Troy knew he turned into a man. Troy stated, “I picked up them same reins that he used on me. I picked up them same reins and commenced to whupping on him”. The abuse of his dad caused Troy to become a responsible and independent free man. After Troy stood up for himself, he left home and went to the city. Troy most likely felt fenced in the city. colored individuals couldn’t find a job or a place to live.
Despite the fact that Troy wins the fight, he loses his son until the end of times. This lead Troy to feels this bitterness for the world in general,making this a defining characteristic of Troy’s personality. For example, he began questioning the responsibilities of his job, explaining the differences between black and white men. He made a request to his bosses to give the colored men a chance to drive the garbage trucks too. even when they gave him the job of driving the truck and made a great step for African-Americans, he didn’t appreciate what he has done, and what he has been given to him.
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It was just not enough for him. Whenever he had the chance he will complain. When ever Rose confronted him about letting Cory play football he always said no. when Rose said that the white baseball leagues are accepting dark players,like, Jackie Robison he answered: ‘I done seen a hundred niggers play baseball better that Jackie Robison… Jackie Robison wasn’t no one’. Troy was blinded by his hatred,ignoring the fact that Jackie Robison was granted the Rookie of the year for his excellent performance.
After reading August Wilson’s play Fences, It turns out to be really evident that Troy Maxson, the primary character, can’t over come his past. A past that isn’t only affecting him, but also affectecting the way in which he acts towards his family. In my opinion, Troy’s actions are only a representation of what he lived in the past and how hard he was treated by life.
