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...refers to both the structurally reality of a fence, but also to the psychological barriers that the protagonist Troy Maxson builds between himself and others. Troy's fences are part of his "survival system" in that the fences he builds aids him in exerting control over others and himself (Bogumil 34). However within the context of the play, Wilson demonstrates that Troy's fences are ultimately self-destructive. The fence between himself and his wife is his infidelity. Between Troy and his son Cory is his refusal to sign Cory's football scholarship recruitment papers. Between Troy and his brother Gabe, the fence is Troy's signature on commitment papers that Troy cannot actually read. There is even a fence between Troy and his best friend Jim Bono, which occurs when he secures a job as a garbage truck driver instead of being a collector with Bono. Troy drinks and his alcoholism constitutes a fence that keeps him isolated from his own demons of "birthright, age, and most important, discrimination" (Bogumil 34).
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