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The protagonist of FENCES, Troy Maxson, is a strong man, a hard man. He has had to be-to survive. For Troy Maxson has gone through life in an America where to be proud and black was to face pressures that could crush a man, body and soul. But now the 1950s are yielding to the new spirit of liberation in the 1960s...a spirit that is changing the world Troy Maxson has learned to deal with the only way he can...a spirit that is making him a stranger, angry and afraid, in a world he never knew and to a wife and son he understands less and less...
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Kevin S. (This is a masterpiece. I will be looking for other plays/works from August Wilson immediately. Highly recommended!
Troy Maxson is a strong man, a hard man. He has had to be--to survive. For he has gone through life in an America where to be proud and black was to face pressures that could crush a man, body and soul. Buot now the 50s are yeilding to the to the new spirit of liberation in the 60s... a spirit that is changing the world Troy Maxson has learned to deal with the only way he can... a spirit that is making him a stranger, angry and afraid, in a world he never knew and to a wife and son he understands less and less...
Reading it made me uncomfortable for the main character, in a sympathetic way.
A play that evokes the complicated emotions of changing eras, the split of generational or general misunderstanding... recommended for people of any skin tone.
A wonderful and powerful play by August Wilson as part of his trilogy (?) of plays depicting Afro American life during earlier decades. A MUST read!
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