During this interview conducted by David Savran to August Wilson, Savran tries to uncover the motive behind the tensed play written by Wilson, Fences. Savran asks Wilson about the aggressive relationship between Troy and Cory, father and son. Wilson justifies this relationship by stating that " the father-son conflict is actually a normal generational conflict." It is expressed that by Cory challenging his father, Troy feels as if he were preparing his boy for the real world. As a father in the mid 1980's, which is when the play is staged, Troy feel that his son should learn hands on skills and not skill that can be taken away from him. Wilson, the author of the play, agreed with the ideas portrayed by Troy.
I think that Wilson is foolish to believe that African Americans should not integrate to the rest of America. If they do not then how else do they expect to succeed. Also, for a child to learn he/she should not be taught by aggression.
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