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Discuss the significance of the title Fences as it relates to the themes…
Discuss the significance of the title Fences as it relates to the themes of the play. What forms of barriers exist in this play? How are some ‘fences’ created by individuals and how are some ‘fences’ created outside of individual’s control?
Generational Fences
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Cory: hopeful, potential, moving onto college, recruited for football
Troy: stern, competitive, pressure, narcosis, three strikes and you're out
Different and experiences influences, times change
Chavous, Tabbye M., et al. "Racial identity and academic attainment among African American adolescents." Child development 74.4 (2003): 1076-1090.
R. Williams, David, and Ruth Williams-Morris. "Racism and mental health: The African American experience." Ethnicity & health 5.3-4 (2000): 243-268.
Racial Fences
Garbage lifter, not truck driver
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Holder, Judith C., and Alan Vaux. "African American professionals: Coping with occupational stress in predominantly white work environments." Journal of Vocational Behavior 53.3 (1998): 315-333.
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Heaphy, Leslie A. The Negro Leagues, 1869-1960. McFarland, 2003.
Prison Fences
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Miller, Jerome G. Search and destroy: African-American males in the criminal justice system. Cambridge University Press, 1996.
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