August Wilson Humanity

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August Wilson in his play “Fences” dramatizes the futile desire for African Americans to control their individuality in an oppressive, restrictive American society through Troy’s search for humanity, Gabriel’s misrepresentation, and Rose’s feelings of entrapment. He does so wondrously by integrating female and intellectual biases and further relating them to the black experience, accentuating his original claim. Troy, for instance, tries to not only capture his humanity in a society that denies it due to his race, but we additionally see him using the fence to metaphorically control the humanity he struggles to find. To suggest the idea that Troy lacks humanity in this society, we see how Wilson deliberately chose his last name, Maxson, to …show more content…
This claim that Gabriel and blackness are disonant with society can be further proved given the fact that Gabriel faces removal from society from the government. Upon Gabriel’s introduction, Troy notes “Don’t nobody want to be locked up, Rose. What you wanna lock him up for? Man go over there and fight the war” (Wilson, 28). Troy woefully declares that given the nature of Gabriel’s injury, the last thing he should be denied is his freedom. Yet, the country exploits him and ruins his intellectual capabilities. Not only does the country deny him of this, but it also removes him from society by institutionalizing him. In short, society institutionalized him because he is the antispectacle, both for his blackness combined with his disability. He would not undergo this removal if he was not seen as incompatible with society originally, which suggests the sad truth that people of color lack any hope for individuality because of this oppression. Moreover, Rose’s attempt to enclose and strengthen her family structure within the fence ultimately leads to her feelings of entrapment within the border she has already surrounded herself

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