The dynamic of the father and son relationship in "Fences" is another major running theme in the play. Even though Troy may come off as the bad guy and a bad father he is actually a really good man. He loves his family and he wants a better life for his sons. He doesn't want his youngest son, Cory, to become anything like him. And he desperately tries to avoid repeating the same cycle he had with his father. And in doing so, he fails to realized that he is going about protecting his son the wrong way. He fails to realize the world of playing professional sports for people of color is changing around.
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This Be The Verse
BY PHILIP LARKIN They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had And add some extra, just for you. But they were fucked up in their turn By fools in old-style hats and coats, Who half the time were soppy-stern And half at one another’s throats. Man hands on misery to man. It deepens like a coastal shelf. Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself. |