How Does August Wilson Affect Society

Plays have been used through out America’s history to show problems in society and inequalities through a visual lens. The art of a play goes deeper than a classic reading. Plays give words and ideas to characters and people in real life. Instead of a hypothetical situation, a play slows for characters to develop and express common opinions of America’s situations. No different than most play writers, August Wilson, serves as a pivotal artist in the 21st century. An American born playwright who created a series of 10 plays, The Pittsburgh Cycle, which work depicted tragic aspects of the African American experience. August Wilson became a voice for a marginalized group of Americas. Through his plays centered on African American experiences

The play seemed to represent a cycle of males lacking understanding or drive to be great. Unfortunately, this is represented in a lot of novel and plays in recent times. I don’t deliberately think the authors mean to display black males in this light. However, society has pushed a majority of black males into this roles in society and made it acceptable to view them in this life. The black male figures in King Hedley II represented uncertainty, mischief, and struggle in the end. Even when trying to be on the straight path, adversity struck them. Overall, I think this was the vision August Wilson was trying to represent to us about the problems in society. Wilson was arguing that even when the right thing is trying to be down, ones past and problems seems to follow. The plays characters place their faith in America and society willingness to live up to the idea of the “American Dream”. However, the play suggests the struggles and conflicts that take place in this dream land of America. Wilson expresses this idea in the “ fate that is destine from the womb” idea. No matter the circumstance, the black male figures always have this feeling of separatism from family and life. The ability to sustain hope in all the human life is constantly battled with interior and exterior drama. From Elmore to King, both are battling with the struggle of loving ones self and society. In the end, this

I believe, this set a important tone for a sort of optimistic future for the people in the play and the people reading the play. This served to me for more of a ode to my future and all the stresses in life. The first and last monologue of the play was Stool Pigeons. Stool pigeon serves as a mysterious but religious man in his words. In the beginning , Stool Pigeon proclaims, “ The people don’t know but God’s gonna tell it. He gonna tell it in a loud voice. You aint gonna be able to say you didn’t hear it ( page 7-8).” This was a forewarning for the play. It started with a religious insightful thought that made me think about what was to come. Even more than its word, it showed a sign of turbulence, battles, and heartbreak. It was clearly a warning for the people of the play. Ultimately, in the end, Stool Pigeon proclaimed, “ Thy will! Not man’s will! Thy will! You wrote the beginning and the End…..We give you our glory ( page 103).” The saying served as closure to this chapter of life and the play. In the end, God had the plan and it was carried out. One cannot differ or try to create their own plan. Ultimately, the plan is already drawn from them and nothing will be able to be