Abraham, and Isaac, etc. However, this relationship is put under a microscope by August Wilson, who seemingly suggests that for the son to grow into himself, this relationship must break rather than maintain its familial ties. In Fences, August Wilson uses the conflicts between Troy and Cory Maxson to depict the relationships between father and son and the unavoidable cycle, but absolute necessity of its deterioration.
Wilson first introduces this idea in the first act, using one of Troy’s many monologues…
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