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Essay On Fences

We all lead lives filled with anxiety over

certain issues, and with dread of the

inevitable day of our death. In this play,

Fences which was written by the well known

playwright, August Wilson, we have the story

of Troy Maxson and his family. Fences is about

Troy Maxson, an aggressive man who has on

going, imaginary battle with death. His life

is based on supporting his family well and

making sure they have the comforts that he did

not have in his own childhood. Also,

influenced by his own abusive childhood, he

becomes an abusive father who rules his

younger son, Cory's life based on his own past

experiences. When the issue comes up of Cory

having a bright future ahead of him if he

joins the football team, Troy refuses to allow

him. The root of this decision lies in his own

experience of not being allowed to join the

baseball team due to the racial prejudices of

his time. He does not realize that times have

changed and because of his own past,......

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Approximate Word Count: 873
Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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