Raisin In The Sun And Fences Comparison

Fences and Raisin In The Sun has a lot of characters with similarities and difference. Not only because of their race, but also some of their personality are comparable.Fences’ background is that Troy Maxson makes his living as a sanitation worker in 1950s Pittsburgh. Maxson once dreamed of becoming a professional baseball player, but was deemed too old when the major leagues began admitting black athletes. Bitter over his missed opportunity, Troy creates further tension in his family when he squashes his son's chance to meet a college football recruiter. The Youngers are a poor African-American family living on the South Side of Chicago. An opportunity to escape from poverty comes in the form of a $10,000 life insurance check that the matriarch

When Troy told told her he wanted more things and wanted to be happy. She breaks down and she told Troy that, “You”re not the only one who want more things or who want to be happy, what about my dreams or goals. I stayed with you even though if that means giving up on my dreams, cause you was my husband.” She is a very kind person, even though her husband cheated on her and doesn’t treat her right, she always stayed by his side and help him with everything that she can. As for Ruth, when her husband Walter was feeling kind of down because of the whole money and Mama think, she was the one who confronted him and she was also the one who help Banetha with her problem and tries to be useful to her. When her husband, Walter, ask her to persuade Mama to give the money to Walter, even though she didn’t want to, but because he was her husband, he wanted to do what he had ask. So she said to Mama, “Mama, something is happening between Walter and me. I don’t know what it is – but he needs something – something I can’t give him anymore. He needs this chance, Lena.” She is also a very kind person, even when she was about to give up on life and think that the way she lived was not of her dream, she stills stays with

Their action and their personality are quite different but their purpose is mostly the same. When Troy was talking with Rose in the backyard and Rose said that troy was hurting her, Cory came rushing out and pushing his father to the fences. That shows that Cory really loves his mother and he wasn’t afraid of his father if it means protecting his mother, he a very kind person. When he was explaining to things to his father, he said, “I'm gonna give her(Mother) the best of what's in me".He is a very kind and respectful person, but can also be scary when he becomes mad. He respect his mother and father, but mostly fear his father. Even though he fears his dad, he still tries to protect his mom from his dad when he tries to hurt her. When his dad was about to hurt her, he forgot all his fear and tries to stop his dad. For Beneatha, She always tries to do new things everyday and she was the only promising person for her future in her family. But because she was a colored person, she would have a rough time through her life to become a doctor. But that won’t stop her from trying. When her brother told her ti stop, she said sarcastically, “And forgive me for ever wanting to be anything at all! (Pursuing him on her knees across the floor) FORGIVE ME, FORGIVE ME, FORGIVE ME!”. She has a sense of humor, strong mind, she can do most things if she sets her mind to it. Even though she