The words on the page are powerful as Williams uses symbolism to emphasize moods. Viewing the play with the plays of light and shadows would be a delight because we could see the characters moving in and out of darkness. August Wilson's play, Fences, is titled such because of the fences people tend to build between one another. This is demonstrated with Troy and Cory, who cannot agree upon much. Their differences only push them farther apart. The fences symbolizes separation between people and boundaries people place. The actual fences protests Rose's family but for Troy, it is nothing but a burden. Bono captures the meaning of the fences perfectly when he says, "Some people build fences to keep people out . . . And some people build fences to keep people in" (1631), Troy manages to erect a fence around himself, keeping his son a safe distance away. Time only...

Cory realize the damage his father did to him tells him, "You ain't never gave me nothing. You ain't done nothing but hold me back. Afraid I was gonna be better than you" (1643). Here we see how Cory loses respect for Troy and there is little to be done to bring the fence down. To see this play would be dramatic; the fence would be a constant reminder of the thing that is always between the man. The funeral would also be a powerful scene to watch.
Works Cited

Glaspell, Susan. Trifles. The Norton Introduction to Literature. New York W.W. Norton and Company. 1991. pp. 1115-25.

Williams, Tennessee. The Glass Menagerie. An Introduction to Literature. 8th ed. Barnett, Sylvan, ed. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. 1985. pp. 967-1025.

Wilson, August. Fences. The Norton Introduction to…