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Bookmark or Share- Troy Maxson Character Analysis in Fences - LitChartsThe husband of Rose, and father to Cory and Lyons, Troy is the central character of Fences. Shaped by the effects racism has had on his life—by the struggles it created in his youth and the career ambitions that it thwarted, including his desire to be a baseball player—Troy lives in the shadow of what could, and what should, have been.
- Troy Character Analysis - eNotes.comTroy Maxson is the protagonist of Wilson’s play and the patriarch of the Maxson family. At the start of the play, he is fifty-three-years-old and works with his friend Jim...
- Troy Maxson - Historica WikiTroy Maxson (1904-1965) was an African-American Negro League baseball player and trash collector from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1957, he became his city's first black garbage truck driver, having worked as a can lifter for several years beforehand.
- Troy Maxson: Heart, Heartbreak as Big as the World - NPRTroy Maxson is a big man with a big personality, a troubled, bitter giant who believes he owes his family everything -- from his paycheck to his soul.
- Character and Setting Analysis of the Play 'Fences' - ThoughtCoThe protagonist, Troy Maxson is a restless trash-collector and former baseball athlete. Though deeply flawed, he represents the struggle for justice and fair treatment during the 1950s. Troy also represents human nature's reluctance to recognize and accept social change.
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