Troy Maxson a Tragic Hero Troy Maxson is the main character in August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize winning play Fences. The play revolves around the Maxson’s, an African-American family living in Pittsburgh, post-World War Two, in the late 1950’s. Troy’s family consists of his mentally handicapped brother (Gabriel), a loyal, loving wife (Rose), and two sons, one of which is extremely lazy (Lyon), and finally a talented, hardworking son (Cory). Fences center itself on the Maxon’s and magnifies the trials
August Wilson (1945-2005) was known as one the most distinguished black American dramatists in the second half of the twentieth century. Fences was perhaps one of the most important and popular play sets produced by Wilson and won many awards including the famous Pulitzer.1 During this particular timeframe black art was not very recognized in the American theatre. Wilson is recognized till this day for his efforts to bring diversity in the American theatre and not only did he enrich the American