Comparing Sins Of Fathers In Fences The Film And Film

Many people look up to their fathers, and wish to be just like them when they grow up. Other people turn out just like their parents as said in the quote “like father, like son”. In both Fences, eloquently written by august Wilson, and the film, Sins of the Father directed by Robert Dorhelm, the characters feel animosity towards their fathers due to their sins. William Shakespeare once said,” The sins of the father are to be laid upon the children”. This quote conveys that in the play “Fences”, written by August Wilson, and the film Sins of the Father, directed by Robert Dorhelm both Tom from Sins of the Father, and Cory from Fences, fathers made these characters to be very defiant. This quote is valid because in both the film, and the play

The character Cory, from the play Fences, was brutally affected by the actions done by his father, Troy. After his father, who told his football coach that he can’t play anymore, and crushed Cory’s hopes, and dreams, Cory says to his father “How come [he] aint ever liked me”(Wilson 37). Troy rudely comments back, “ Liked you? Who the hell say I got to like [him]? What law is there to say I got to like [him]. Want to stand up in my face and ask a damn fool ass question like that, it’s my job. It’s my responsibility”. (Wilson 38) This affects Cory, because the sins of his father caused him to feel hate towards his father, as he is addressing to his son that he doesn’t like him. Troy’s gall behavior to everyone he encounters which causes Cory to loathe his dad, and many others to hate him as well. Troy’s attitude towards others is very condescending, and he rarely cares about the people around him. Troy has been so forbidding about Cory playing football, because he is jealous that he has a chance in sports, but he is too old and will never make it. Troy shows many sins of his father,

When Tom was younger, an innocent black boy stole his pipe, and Bobby Cherry abuses the black boy. Bobby’s bias actions affected Tom because after his dad grievances the black boy, he gives the pipe to Tom makes him think that beating up colored people is appropriate, but it’s not. Bobby gives him a pipe, and forces Tom to beat up the black boy, as well. Bobby’s point of view towards colored people caused Tom to think that blacks were shameless people. When Tom’s mom gets sick from cancer, due to the fact that Toms father was abusive to her, tom was left to take care of her, and giving her shots. When Tom helps to bathe his mother, she informs to her father, not to be like his father. This is ironic to tom because he watches each and every day his mother being abused, all beaten up by his dad and can’t stand it, and never wants to be a callous person like him. Lastly, When Tom’s dad leaves a black man that he hit by his car to die, as he hits the black man observing the situation, and tells his father to help the black man, his father angrily retorts “leave him there to die”. Since Bobby Cherry continues to do such harsh actions, his son is affected by his sins. As a result Tom grew up having the wrong sensations towards colored