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In August Wilson’s Fences, Rose wanted to build a fence in order to keep people in and to live a fitting life than her family’s past generation yet she accepted Troy’s baby with Alberta and broke her ties with Troy which reveals the how betrayal can break the bond and loyalty between family but also lead to a major changes in the future.
Rose’s decision to take responsibility for taking care of Raynell indicates the broken relationship with Troy and irony of Rose being such a caring person but can’t take care of herself but also displays the hope Rose has for a better future.
This allows readers to acknowledge the difficulties many families encounter during such a delicate time period. When Rose took in Raynell, she said to Troy “I’ll take care of your baby for you . . . cause . . . like you say . . . she’s innocent . . . and you can’t visit the sins of the father upon the child. A motherless child has got a hard time. From right now . . .this child got a mother. But you a womanless man” (79).
Here, Rose explains to Troy the reason she took care of Raynell, she uses a religious language similar to the epigraph at the beginning of the novel to emphasize that it isn’t just to blame his own unfaithfulness on an innocent child. Rose also did it more for Raynell’s sake since Raynell and her garden is able to express both hope and growth. This was shown when Rose said to her “you just got to give it a chance. It’ll grow . . .” (91), it means that Raynell will keep on prospering since she won’t have to face the hardships of Troy’s parenting like what Cory went through.
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Raynel being symbol of hope
At the start of the play, Rose is just any other housewife in the house that cleans, cooks and takes care of the family. However, that all quickly changes once she learns about Troy’s affair with Alberta. She was deeply hurt at the fact that she sacrificed almost everything she has in order to be wed with Troy, only to find out that it was one-sided. After her knowledge, she was able to speak more for herself and
“Ain’t no use in you study me. It don’t matter what time I come back” (82)
Conclusion
Throughout the play, Rose was able to portray various positive qualities that make her such an amazing and dramatic character.
