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This 7 page paper discusses the relationships between Troy Maxson and his son Cory in “Fences,” and between Willy Loman and his sons Biff and Happy in “Death of a Salesman.” It argues that the relationships are destructive. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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in part, with the relationships between fathers and sons. This paper argues that both Troy Maxson, the protagonist of Fences, and Willy Loman (Death of a Salesman) have failed their
sons, but in different ways. Discussion Troy Maxson and his family are black and that fact is important to the understanding of the play; a white family wouldnt have faced
the issues that drive the Maxsons apart. Troy Maxson is married to Rose and has two sons, Lyons and Cory; Lyons is a son from a previous marriage and Cory
is Troy and Roses child. Lyons seems almost a tangential figure in the play; he "dabbles in the jazz scene" and usually shows up only to borrow money (Fischer). He
is finally jailed for cashing other peoples checks (Fischer). He seems to be a drifter without much ambition, which annoys his father, since Troy is a hard worker. But the
real conflict is between Troy and his other son, Cory. And the heart of the conflict is professional sports. Troy and Cory "represent the generations before and after integration of
blacks into professional sports (Bloom 30). Troy was an outstanding baseball player but was "overlooked by professional leagues because he was black" (Bloom 30). Cheated out of his greatest desire,
Troy works now as a garbage man and in middle-age, is growing increasingly bitter (Bloom). Cory, however, "has been offered a college football scholarship and shows ostensible promise in the
new world of Jackie Robinson and the eroding color barrier" (Bloom 30). Troy doesnt believe that the offers being made to Cory are genuine and believes that "the college football
recruiters pursuing his son are hawking a lie because the black man never gets a fair chance in sports" (Bloom 30). Cory has a job at the A&P, hardly
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