Barriers In The Play Fences

In the play Fences written by August Wilson, Bono, an African American man living in the 1950s states that, “Some people build fences to keep people out...and other people build fences to keep people in” (Wilson 61). In a well developed essay, explore the rationales that lead one to build a fence, and explain what the fence offers to the people who reside inside it.
The Reason for Fences There are two kinds of fences: those which are built with a hammer and nails, and those that subconsciously build a physiological wall around one’s mind. In either case, both are built from similar premises, and take on a role that functions to comfort those who have built them. Fences, both metaphorically and literally, are purposefully constructed barriers, that aim to protect oneself from what

With this sudden need to accept everyone’s opinion comes a sudden need to put a filter on everything we say, think, and do in terms of expression. Because of the rigid boundaries that border the ground of political correctness, we, as Americans, have adapted to these boundaries and ingrained them within our minds. These boundaries essentially function in the same way that fences do in that they protect one from a potential danger, while simultaneously reassuring a sense of comfort. The figurative fence that encodes for political correctness protects one from the dangers of social exploitation that result from the failure to be politically correct. Inside the fence, people are assured that they will not, and cannot possibly offend anyone, and thus avoid a potential conflict, argument, or debate. However, what this fence also does is restrict one in a way that arguably takes away the constitutional right to freedom of