Fence

====In the play, //Fences// by August Wilson, the fence plays a big role in the play. Not only, it is the title of the play because of the dramatic conflicts which occur at the backyard of Maxson, but it acts as a motif symbolizing the relationship and the bonding in the family. The fence helps illustrate to the audience, the barrier and conflicts which will occur in the family. Wilson also uses Fences to illustrate the importance of family bonds to characters.      ====

// Rose: “Jesus, be a fence all around me every day. Jesus I want you to protect me as I travel on my way. Jesus, be a fence all around me every day.” (p21) // When Rose sings, she mentions about Jesus being a fence and protecting her and everyone around her. It shows her desire for the bonding of family and keeping a secure bonded family. Later in the play it is described by Bono that fences are used to keep people in or out, in the case of Rose desire for the fence because she believes it will keep the family bonded and close. It is Rose who request Cory and Troy to fix up the fence around the yard, because she feels that the fence can bond the family, which helps emphasizes to the audience that she values the family bonds. // Cory: “I don’t see why mama wants a fence around the yard noways.”(p61) // Unlike Rose, Cory feels that the fence is pointless, and he is unsure why she wants the fence to be built. Cory only thinks of the fence as a barrier to keep people out of their yard whereas Rose thinks of it to keep people in, to Rose the fence symbolizes the bonding and relationship in the family.  //Troy: “Damn if I know either. What the hell she keeping out with it? She ain’t got nothing nobody want.”(p61)// Similar to Cory, Troy feels the same way as Cory, he is also uncertain why Rose wants the fence to be built. This quote shows how futile and pointless the fence is to Troy, “she ain’t got nothing nobody want” which shows how little value the family means to Troy. Troy feels that the fence is only built to protect her belongings, where the Rose feels that the fence may protect the family and keep them bonded together // Cory: “He [Troy] been saying that the last four or five Saturdays, and then he don’t never do nothing.” (p21) // This shows Troy’s lack of commitment in finishing the fence for Rose, which also illustrating that he has a lack of commitment in his family. This illustrates that Roses’ desires are not important to him, and that he is very self centered and the family has no meaning to Troy. = =

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// Bono: "Some people build fences to keep people out and other people build fences to keep people in. Rose wants to hold on to you all. She loves you." (p61) // In this quote Bono explains how the fence symbolizes the bonding in the family, and the relationship in the family. Bono explains why Rose wants the fence wants to be built. He explains to Troy and Cory, that Rose wants to keep the family protected and together by building up this fence. He clarifies to them that the fence has more meaning to it than just a barrier keeping people out of their territory, but to keep them together as a family. =====

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The fence appears to be finished at the end of the play, where Troy funeral takes place. This is where the Maxson family is united, this helps illustrate to the audience that the fence is a symbol of bonding of the family. When Troy and Cory had gotten in the fight causing Cory to leave home, the fence was unfinished and the lack of commitment of father and son to finish the fence emphasizes to the audience that the relationship and bonds in the family were still very fragile. 2 years later in the play, the fence is finished and Cory returns home for Troy’s funeral and the fence is finished illustrates that the family’s relationship is united. =====

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// Bono: "Some people build fences to keep people out and other people build fences to keep people in. Rose wants to hold on to you all. She loves you." (p61) //This quote is also used to foreshadow Troy’s affair with Alberta. The reason why Bono is explaining why Rose wants this fence to be built is because he’s trying to notify Troy that Rose loves him and she wants to keep this family bonded.=====

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