The constant reminders of his failure continue to haunt him, and eventually it leads him to have an affair with Alberta. Even though he still loves and feels a responsibility towards Rose and his family, he still feels lost and captured in the world of stereotypical threats and failure. In Troy’s defense he sees Alberta as an escape from the real world. He sees her as an opportunity to be someone else, a person without regret, loss, failure and responsibility. His affair represents his wanting to rid himself of the racial scars he suffered. Without caring for the people in his life, he acted out in selfishness without realizing the implications of his actions. Not only did racism affect him, it also destroyed the bonds he shared with his family. The title Fences plays a very important symbolic role in the play. In the beginning Rose pestered Troy to build a fence; Troy did not understand the reason behind her wanting a fence but it was later explained to Troy by Bono that: "Some people build fences to keep people out . . . and other people build fences to keep people in. Rose wants to hold on to you all. She loves you." (2.1.30-2.1.32) Throughout most of the play Troy neglected to complete the fence, which showed his neglect towards his family. When he finally came to completing the fence it was already too late. His actions and decisions had already destroyed
The constant reminders of his failure continue to haunt him, and eventually it leads him to have an affair with Alberta. Even though he still loves and feels a responsibility towards Rose and his family, he still feels lost and captured in the world of stereotypical threats and failure. In Troy’s defense he sees Alberta as an escape from the real world. He sees her as an opportunity to be someone else, a person without regret, loss, failure and responsibility. His affair represents his wanting to rid himself of the racial scars he suffered. Without caring for the people in his life, he acted out in selfishness without realizing the implications of his actions. Not only did racism affect him, it also destroyed the bonds he shared with his family. The title Fences plays a very important symbolic role in the play. In the beginning Rose pestered Troy to build a fence; Troy did not understand the reason behind her wanting a fence but it was later explained to Troy by Bono that: "Some people build fences to keep people out . . . and other people build fences to keep people in. Rose wants to hold on to you all. She loves you." (2.1.30-2.1.32) Throughout most of the play Troy neglected to complete the fence, which showed his neglect towards his family. When he finally came to completing the fence it was already too late. His actions and decisions had already destroyed