Troy Maxon Analysis

Fences and Cultural Studies

In this story Troy Maxon is a fifty-three year old big black man who is has been consumed with distrust and resentment. Troy has been married twice. His present wife is Rose and they have a son named Cory. Troy’s son Lyons is his oldest son by a previous marriage.
Troy’s wife Rose is a dedicated wife and mother who takes care of her family to the best of her ability. Troy’s brother Gabriel was injured in War World II and has mental problems.
Troy’s line of work is a garbage man. He was disturbed that only the black men did the heavy work. He asked his boss Mr. Rand, “Why you got the white mens driving and the colored lifting” (2)?
Rose explains to Troy that their son Cory has been recruited by a college
Troy continued to have an affair with the woman. Troy cheated on his wife Rose and got another woman pregnant. When he told his wife Rose about the pregnancy, she was devastated. He tried to give logical reasons for committing adultery. Troy felt he needed a life outside for his happiness. Troy did not consider his wife feelings or her happiness. He was only concerned about his own happiness He did not think he did anything wrong. He felt he was always giving and everyone was taking from him. Troy was a very selfish man.
Rose had dreams outside of their marriage too, but never crossed that line. Don’t you think it every crossed her mind to want to know other men” (70)? She also wanted to be happy and feel appreciated too. Rose had thoughts too! When Rose advised Troy, the he takes too and don’t know anyone is giving” (71)! Troy got very angry with Rose. He grabbed Rose’s arm. He told Rose “don’t you tell a lie on me” (71). When their son Corey came home and tried to defend his mother.
After work, Troy no longer goes directly home after work anymore. He did not have any consideration for his wife Rose’s feelings. He was a confused man with no consideration for his family just like his father. He only cared about
Troy grew up in an unstable environment. He had everything against him. His father could care less if he lived or died. What kind of a mother leaves her eight year old son behind? She never looked back. He was born during the time of prejudice. It was harder for black men. Black men were given the worst jobs. I have black male friends that told me they applied for job and did not get hired because they are black, but the company hired a white person that wasn’t even as qualified as my black male friends. In that era white people was more prejudice then especially towards black males. My grandmother is from Alabama and whites beat one of her brothers to death because he was black. My thoughts on writing about cultural studies are I wish everyone one day will be treated equally and I think it hits home because I have been in racist situations and I know a lot of people that been in racist situations as well. I feel like it is really unfair that the minority are not treated fairly like whites. There is still racism going on today in this world and it is 2013. It’s not as popular as it was 20-30 years ago, but it still exists. For example I believe if Trayvon Martin was white and George Zimmerman was black, Zimmerman would have been found guilty and no trial would be needed. I have also noticed some white people 60 years old and older are still racist, they are still stuck in the