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August Wilson’s “Fences”: This 5-page essay examines Wilson’s celebrated play, “Fences” while exploring its social relevance, dramatic action, and merits as both a literary work and social commentary. In this universal piece about family values and formative life experiences, the playwright transcends the categorization of race to demonstrate yet again that although his stories are consistently about Black families and communities, they speak volumes to the entire U.S. culture. Bibliography lists 2 sources. SNFences.doc
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and communities, they speak volumes to the entire U.S. culture. Bibliography lists 2 sources. SNFences.doc August Wilsons "Fences" Research Compiled
By Susan A. Nelson - August 2001 paper properly! The product of
mixed parentage (a white father and a Black mother), August Wilson was born on April 27, 1945. He spent his formative years in the Hill district of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania and his childhood experiences in that Black slum community would later transform and vividly personalize his dramatic writings. Years later, this two-time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright would win
both the Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award (in 1987) for his play, Fences (Theater: Two-Timer A Second Pulitzer, 1990). This dramatic piece -- set in the
deep, South -- is about a Black American family fraught with conflict, yet imbued with an undeniable, universally recognizable humanity that binds them together. It is a potent mixture
of both tragedy and triumph, and although Wilsons vision is steeped in sadness it is equally rich in humor and a childlike wonderment germane to the everyday joys of living.
This essay examines Wilsons celebrated play while exploring its social relevance, dramatic action, and merits as both a literary work and social commentary (See Also Wilson, 1995).
Fences is set in the 1950s on the eve of the Civil Rights Era, and centers around an embittered former baseball player who was
too old for the majors when the color bar fell. It depicts the abject, inescapable frustration of a man whose time is quickly passing him by. Too
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