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A 3 page essay that discusses Wilson's use of irony in this play. August Wilson's play Fences is set in 1957, a time when things were just beginning to change in American society on issues of entrenched racial bigotry. The prevailing irony in Fences is that it is the protagonist himself, Troy Maxson, and not society that provides the obstacles or "fences" in his life that keep him hemmed in and unfulfilled emotionally. The fence between Troy and his wife Rose is Troy's infidelity. Between Troy and his son Cory, it is Troy's frustration over his own unfulfilled athletic dreams. There are also fences between Troy and his brother Gabe and even between himself and best friend, Jim Bono. Troy blames society and his own unhappy childhood, but Wilson shows, ironically, that it is Troy who is the builder of his "fences." No additional sources cited.
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irony in Fences is that it is the protagonist himself, Troy Maxson, and not society that provides the obstacles or "fences" in his life that keep him hemmed in
and unfulfilled emotionally. The fence between Troy and his wife Rose is Troys infidelity. Between Troy and his son Cory, it is Troys frustration over his own unfulfilled athletic dreams.
There are also fences between Troy and his brother Gabe and even between himself and best friend, Jim Bono. Troy blames society and his own unhappy childhood, but Wilson shows,
ironically, that it is Troy who is the builder of his "fences." Troy was a good baseball player who was able to perfect his game playing in the Negro
Baseball League; however, it is a major tragedy in Troys life that he was prevented from playing in major league baseball by racial bigotry. The prevailing irony in Fences is
that while social change has come too late to help him, it is not too late to aid his son achieve his dreams. However, in his bitterness and frustration, Troy
allows his frustration to constitute a "fence" for Cory and between himself and his son. When Jim observes that he was born "too early," Troy replies, "There ought not never
have been no time called too early" (Wilson 9). This statement indicates the major theme of the play, which is Troys rage at the injustice of his life, which shows
him a changing world when it is too late to affect him. When Troy finds out that Cory was not at work at his part-time job at the grocery
store, he uses this as an excuse to vent his anger and forbid Cory from playing football. Cory tries to explain that he cannot work after school during football season
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