Some, even Troy Maxson himself, would argue that most the strife in Fences endured by the Maxson family stems from the racism of the time. Troy told Cory “The white man ain’t gonna let you get nowhere with that football noway.” (Wilson) while speaking of Cory’s prospective future in sports. This establishes Troy’s disdain towards the racial pressure of the era and it’s imposed limits. This is the same character that is portrayed as a crass and stuck-in-his-ways old man as seen when he speaks of his sexual prowess with …show more content…
Wilson does a clever job of showing the racial issue present in the setting in a way that it does not make his storyline or theme crippled, but ironically enhanced. Wilson’s tactic resonates with Lori-Parks overall message in her essay of using a different equation to produce black drama. If the characters in Fences were all a opposite race the parent centric theme would still hold true, albeit not as strongly. Wilson seems to have structured Fences in order to switch the audience to think that it will be a story of racial disparities and oppression as Lori-Parks despises, when in actuality it is a commentary and call to action on how to build and maintain a successful African-American