inda and the guilt involved. Troy Maxson also faces a similar struggle in his marriage to Rose. As seen throughout the play, he is rude and disrespectful to Rose, and the audience later finds out that he, too, has cheated on his wife. In Fences, Troy is seen being rude to Rose when he states, “What you worried about what we getting into for? This is men talk, woman” (Wilson 1836). Troy is completely rude and degrading to Rose and this allows the reader to see into the conflicts of their marriage. Later in the play, the audience discovers Troy has also cheated on his wife, which is the pivotal struggle. Troy says, “[…] she gives me a different idea…a different understanding about myself. I can step out of this house and get away from them pressures and problems […]” (Wilson 1867). Troy is talking about the woman he has gotten pregnant. He expresses the tension he feels in his marriage to Rose and how he feels pressure and problems with her. Frank Rich, in Review of Fences, states Rose has “planted herself in the hard and rocky soil of her husband. But, she never bloomed: marriage brought frustration an betrayal” which tells people that their marriage was indeed frustrated and rocky (1991). Clearly, both Willy and Troy face difficulties in their marriages as seen by how they treat their wives and eventually with ultimate adulterous betrayals.The two characters also face struggles in their relationships with their sons. Willy is seen throughout the entire play bickering and disrespecting his son, Biff. Willy is angry that Biff has not gotten a real job. Willy says, “ […] How can he find himself on a farm? Is that a life? […]” (Miller 1691). Biff desires to own a farm and work outside with his hands, but Willy thinks that a farm is not a respectable career choice for his son. Whenever Biff is home, tension rises and Willy becomes angry. The audie...
