Troy Maxson
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Troy Maxson is a bitter, charismatic former Negro League baseball player turned garbage collector whose struggles with racism, responsibility, and family define the emotional core of August Wilson’s story "Fences."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Troy Maxson canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ stage character ⓘ |
| ageRangeInPlay | early 50s ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Fences (2016 film)
ⓘ
surface form:
Fences
|
| betrays | Rose Maxson ⓘ |
| builds | fence around his yard ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
family conflict
ⓘ
generational conflict ⓘ racism ⓘ responsibility ⓘ |
| conflictType |
man vs. family
ⓘ
man vs. self ⓘ man vs. society ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Cory Maxson
ⓘ
Lyons Maxson ⓘ |
| createdBy | August Wilson ⓘ |
| diesIn |
Fences (2016 film)
ⓘ
surface form:
Fences
|
| dramaticFunction | drives the main plot of Fences ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| formerOccupation | Negro League baseball player ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAffairWith | Alberta ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Cory Maxson
ⓘ
Lyons Maxson ⓘ Raynell Maxson ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Gabriel Maxson ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | garbage collector ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
authoritative
ⓘ
bitter ⓘ charismatic ⓘ proud ⓘ stubborn ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Denzel Washington
ⓘ
James Earl Jones ⓘ |
| promotion | first Black garbage truck driver in his company ⓘ |
| settingOfLife |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh
|
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| spouse | Rose Maxson ⓘ |
| stageDebut | Fences 1985 premiere ⓘ |
| symbolicAssociation | fence as barrier and protection ⓘ |
| symbolicRole |
embodiment of thwarted Black male ambition
ⓘ
representation of systemic racism’s impact on individuals ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| usesMetaphor | baseball to describe life ⓘ |
| worksFor |
City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Works
ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh sanitation department
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.