Similarities Between Fences And Death Of A Salesman

There are many similarities in the play Fences by August Wilson and Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. One of which are the fathers, Troy and Willy. Neither of them seem to have the best relationships with their sons, both of them have loving wives who would do just about anything to make their husbands happy, and who put them on a pedastool, making them seem like the greatest men around. Each had their own problems. Troy had a drinking problem. Willy seemed to be getting senile in his old age. Biff’s brother, Happy seems to think Biff is the reason Willy is going crazy. Happy says it’s because he’s “not settled, that [he’s] still kind of up in the air” (21). Biff gets defensive saying there has to be other things depressing him, when

Both of them were fonder of their mother, so they wanted to protect them. Troy and Cory got into a fight with a bat; Cory brought up his mom, and said “I don’t know how she can stand you … after what you did to her” (180). Troy got mad and told him to leave Rose out of it, and the last words Cory said to Troy were “Tell Mama I’ll be back for my things” (181). Cory had gone to his mom first before his father; his mom wasn’t so harsh on him. He had a stronger bond with Rose. He never seemed to want to argue with her or get her upset. Biff chose to keep the affair between his father and another woman a secret to protect his mother. During one of the arguments between his mother and him, she made it clear to the readers that Biff liked her more than Willy, saying Biff had to like Willy as much as he liked her or he needed to get

Corey was unable to even think about college after Troy refused to sign for his scholarship for football. Growing up, Troy was very good at baseball and never made it anywhere because he was black. In the age where he would have been able to professionally play, it was unheard of for blacks to make it big. Troy says he refuses to sign out of {apprehension} and concern that he’s not going to be able to play, and doesn’t want him to make a fool of himself, when really, he is just envious that his son is getting the opportunity he could never have had. Biff was just foolish and angry at his father. He went to New England to talk to his father about failing math, and much to his surprise, there was a woman, naked, hiding in the bathroom, Willy tried to make excuses at first saying it was a party next door, then when the woman walked out, he told Biff, “They’re painting in her room so I let her take a shower here. Go back, go back” (119). Biff didn’t believe him, especially after the woman demanded her stockings, and that’s what hurt Biff the most. Not only was Willy having an affair on Linda, but he was buying her things she should have been buying Linda. At that point, Biff has realized that his father isn’t this perfect, almost God-like person. He started to yell at his dad, calling him a “phony little fake” (121). Storming off, he chose to not further his education with summer school or college, and give