In the play “Fences” some of Troy’s problems are self created while some are out of his control. Some of these problems are inability to move on with the present, dishonesty, and unfaithfulness. August Wilson, To start with, Troy learn how to play baseball during his fifteen years in prison, happy that he was at last good at something that will earn him a career when he get out of prison. By the time he got out, he realizes colored are still not allow to play in the leagues, he met his wife Rose and had his son Cory. Five years later when Jackie Robinson became the first Black American to play in the major league baseball team, Troy refuses to let go of the past and move forward with the present. When Rose and Bono try to explain to him that things have change, and that “Troy just happened to come along too early.”(1.1.1288) With anger and resentment Troy goes off putting Jackie Robinson down. “Jackie Robinson wasn’t nobody. I,m talking about if you could play ball, then they ought to have let you play. Don’t care what color you were. Come telling me I come too …show more content…
Despite the fact that Troy claimed he loves his wife so dearly, he was unfaithful to her. These extra marital affairs caused him to raise a child by himself. Troy being an arrogant man tries to defend his actions instead of admitting his fault and apologize to his wife. Troy said he is entitled to his own life with Alberta after eighteen years of being faithful, living right and given all his pay to Rose. Troy goes “I don’t mess up my pay. You know that now. I take my pay and give it to you. I don’t have no money but what you give me back. I just want to have a little time to myself------a little time to enjoy life.”(2.2.1318) Troy’s affairs with Alberta made him lose his respect from his wife Rose, his best friend Bono and his son Cory. Cory tells Troy “You don’t count around here no