Then it was poverty and homelessness. Next it was the racism that kept him from the professional baseball career that he rightly deserved. The tragedy of the play is that Troy lets his history of being confronted with barriers separate him from his friends and family. In the end, though, the biggest fence of all opens for Troy. This occurs in the play's final moments, when Gabriel dances a dance that opens the gates of heaven itself.
We're left with the feeling that somewhere out there Troy may just have found forgiveness and peace. Did you notice that the play is called Fences plural and not Fence? Even though there's only one literal fence onstage, there are many metaphorical fences throughout the play. There are probably even some that we missed. What do you think? Can you find any other types of fences in the play? Fences by August Wilson. What's Up With the Ending? Analysis: What's Up With the Title?
Cite This Page. Logging out…. Logging out You've been inactive for a while, logging you out in a few seconds I'm Still Here! Bono mentions that he's thinking about retiring in the next couple years, and Troy admits he's been considering doing the same.
He confesses that it's lonely driving the truck with nobody to talk to. Troy says he heard that Bono bought his wife a new refrigerator, and Bono confirms that he did because he found out that Troy had finally finished building his fence.
Bono exits, and Troy is singing again when Cory approaches. Cory tries to step over Troy to get into the house, and Troy becomes mad that Cory didn't say excuse me.
Cory informs his father that he doesn't count anymore, so Troy feels unappreciated and tells Cory that he must be a man now.
Since he's a man, he can be responsible for himself. Then Troy kicks his son out. Cory argues that Troy never gave him anything, he only held him back. He says he's felt scared out of his father his whole life, and he knows his mother feels that way too. Troy pushes Cory and tells him to leave. Cory says Troy is crazy and he knows that he hurt Gabe too by putting him in the home.
Troy advances on Cory, so Cory picks up a baseball bat. Cory swings and misses as his father backs him up against the tree. Related Symbols: The Fence. Related Themes: Family, Duty, and Betrayal. Page Number and Citation : 21 Cite this Quote. Explanation and Analysis:. Act 2: Scene 1 Quotes. Page Number and Citation : 61 Cite this Quote. Act 2: Scene 4 Quotes. Page Number and Citation : 81 Cite this Quote. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Act 1: Scene 2. Act 1: Scene 3. Rose then tells Cory to start on his chores, and he enters the house. He reprimands Cory for not finishing Act 2: Scene 1.
Bono then criticizes Troy for using hard wood to build the fence probably because he finds it difficult to cut , saying that all he needs is soft Frustrated with building the fence , Cory questions why Rose even wants it built in the first place. Supporting Rose, Bono Bono then leaves to get back to Lucille,
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