FENCES

Fences is one of the plays in August Wilson's Pittsburgh Cycle, and the winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. In this play, Troy Maxson, the protagonist, grew up in early 20th century America, where African Americans were victims of prejudice by whites. Now, in the late 1950s, life is a lot better than it was during Troy's childhood, but he has a difficult time adjusting to this changing world. Troy's way of dealing with the world causes him to build fences between himself and virtually everyone he loves. The play also shows how African Americans tried to live their American Dream (marriage,  house, and a white picket fence). In addition to dealing with African Americans in the 1950s, Fences also deals with relationships between parents and children, which makes the play timeless and relatable to all readers. 

Bobbie has done it again! She has given you an awesome website that summarizes and analyzes Fences (click here), and an article about the play.

Finally, here is a slide show of the Jacksonville University production of Fences. Bobbie says, "j'espère que vous apprécié le vidéo!" That's Bobbie speak for "Enjoy the video!" Ok fine, it's French, but Bobbie speaks French too.