Fences Symbolism

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Family forms a necessary part of life. The opinions of their family members heavily influence people. Family members are influential in different ways, including relationships, finances, jobs, religion, etc. At some point in life, a person experiences a family dynamic. Family can be more than what you consider blood-related, like friends. Families come in many different dynamics: blended, nuclear, extended, etc. Throughout the drama, Fences, the audience can see the importance of family through August Wilson’s use of symbolism, pathos, and characterization. Throughout the play, Rose constantly scolds her husband, Troy, for working on the fence in their yard. Troy nudges his son to help him, yet the two do not completely fix it. Both Troy and …show more content…

Rose wants to hold on to you all. She loves you. 2.1. What is the difference between a '' and a ''? 1262). The aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid afor The fence is a symbol of Rose’s love for her family and her hope to keep them close. It is important to Rose that the fence is fixed because it also represents the family. She has done her part as a wife and mother to tell Troy and Cory to understand each other, now it is up to them to mend their relationship. Comparatively, as she has urged Troy and Cory to fix the fence, it is up to them. In an interview with Vera Sheppard, Wilson explains his uses of symbolism when writing, “Symbolism is one of the tools of art, and I think it helps in creating metaphors and taking a very large experience and focussing it down to something more manageable” (Sheppard). The metaphor in Fences, is the broken fence being their broken relationship. Rose's determination to mend the fence mirrors her desire to strengthen the bonds within the Maxson family. The fence, both physically and symbolically, represents the barriers separating them from the outside world and each

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