Betrayal In Troy Maxon

The book fences is based in many themes that represent many families and the daily life of a person and communities themes such as race, betrayal and family are just couple of examples found in the play fences. Troy Maxson is a fifty-three years old that is able to accomplish the “American dream” liberty and ideal life. Troy Maxon through his life has accomplished more than his father. One theme that is very important in this play is Betrayal, thought the play Troy Maxon betray many characters his brother , wife and son the symbol that divided Troy and his Family in the play is the fence that is being built.

“I don't know how to say this …. I can't explain it none. It just sort of grows on you till it get out of hand. It starts out like a little bush … and the next thing you know it’s a whole forest”(66) the theme of betrayal is the center of Fence Troy the main character betrays Rose, his brother and his childrens. Troy betrays Rose ideals of a family where everyone of their children's was full blood related not half brothers or sister because Rose family was formed by half related brother and sister which she didn't want it to repeat but Troy ruined everything for her. “ And you know I ain't never wanted no half nothing in my family” (65). Troy also betrays his song Cory,

because he did not wanted him playing football because he thinked that wasn't good enough and will lose his time. Cory was an excellent football player that could had a fantastic future in his life and earn a scholarship for college but Troy does not think the same way and ends up betraying his son, by not supporting him and making his living difficult. “He ought to go and get recruited in how to fix cars or something where he can make a living.”(8).
Bono always look up to Troy and admired him. Bono didn't had a father figure but somehow Troy was that paternal figured that he needed. Bono admits that he had learned a lot from his friend Troy “ I done learned a whole heap of things watching you. I done learned how to tell where the shit lies. How to tell it from the alfalfa” (62). At the end of the play we see that Troy and Bono don't hang out anymore after Bono finds out about the affair that Troy had. At the beginning of the play it was obvious that Bono was trying to persuade Troy to move on and don't betray Rose but it didn't work. Clearly the affair of Troy destroyed Bono’s admiration for Troy didn't just lose his family but also his best friend. “When you picked Rose, I was happy for you. That was the first time I knew you had any sense. I said my man troy knows what he's doing… I'm follow this nigger ….. He might take me somewhere.” (63)
The fence in the play is more than just something that will keep people out but will help some how to keep the family together inside.

“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”(61) Troy used this fence to limit his son Cory and also to mark his boundaries, when troy gets in an argument with Cory he said to stay out of his fence everything inside of the fence belonged to Troy and Cory didn't have anything. The fence at the end of the play it couldn't accomplish it purpose because Cory left the house, Troy cheated on Rose and her family broke

apart.
The play Fences is inclined to betrayal themes, Troy Maxson and his lies along the play ending up breaking his family apart destroying the relationship that he had with Rose. Troy betrayed his best friend and his song destroying the relationship the he had with them. At the end Troy ended a long even though if he was with Rose a part of the relationship was broken and could be repaired and his song Cory left the house sad and furious to his father. The fence that at the beginning was to keep the family together end up breaking them apart. Troy tried his best to be better than his Father but at the end like every other human he committed many errors and lost his family.