Troy Maxon Character Analysis

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(Title) Every man wishes for his family to prosper and make a difference to at least one person. The father’s intentions of pushing his family members to success can easily be mistaken as unreasonable demands and control. Fences, written by August Wilson, exemplifies a father’s control over every member in his family and the effects a single individual has on a multitude of others. Troy Maxson’s struggles in his responsibilities as head of the household and in his relationships are an insight into the weaknesses in his character.
Troy Maxson faces the typical, every day of struggle of supporting his family; however, this struggle is made more difficult through Troy’s personal values, fears, and goals. Troy is a prideful man that values loyalty …show more content…
Rose Maxson encompasses everything Troy would describe as the ultimately perfect woman. Rose was nothing short of a faithful wife who cook, cleaned, cared for the children, and listened to her husband respectfully, all while setting him straight when he frayed from the truth or crossed a boundary in front of company (Wilson 1845). Troy’s words of compassion, love, respect, and admiration he used to describe Rose to his family and friend expressed only a small portion of how he truly felt about her. Everyone could see how much Troy loved Rose (Wilson 1865). Although Troy spoke highly about Rose perfection and loved her deeply, he did not hesitate to betray their wonderful marriage by having an affair with Alberta. He always spoke of how much he cared for Rose, yet he initially refused to inform Rose of his actions when Bono told him to (Wilson 1864). He eventually confessed to Rose saying that Alberta made him feel different, made him feel like he could do more with his life and like he was not stuck in one spot. He told her that he would not stop seeing Alberta, he never once told her that he was sorry for his actions, for hurting her, for destroying their
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