Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide. Membership includes a 10% discount on all editing orders. Fences (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by August Wilson. This premium content, “Members Only” section of the site! August Wilson’s play Fences premiered in 1985 at the Yale Repertory Theatre and was published the following year. Guide PDFs and quizzes, 10971 literature essays, The play is primarily concerned with the change in socioeconomic status experienced by Black Americans in the mid-twentieth century and the conflicts that arise between generations of Black Americans under these. Fences is set in 1950s Pittsburgh and follows the life and death of a slightly-past-middle-age Black man, Troy Maxson. It is the sixth installment of Wilson's Century Cycle (also known as the Pittsburgh Cycle), a series of plays set in each decade of the 20th century that focus on Black American experience. It was written in 1983 and first performed in 1987 at the 46th Street Theatre on Broadway in New York City. When Troy enters the yard, he’s carrying his newborn child ( Raynell ), and calls to Rose. Rose is inside the house, listening to the ball game, awaiting Troy. Teacher Guide Fences Lesson Plan Introduction to Fencesįences is a major work from the playwright August Wilson. Fences: Act 2: Scene 3 Summary & Analysis Next Act 2: Scene 4 Themes and Colors Key Summary Analysis The next scene occurs three days later, in the evening.

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