Fences

I had a really hard time getting through this play. I found it dark and depressing. There was no point that gave me any hope, or reason to want to connect or feel engaged with the characters. I believe that Troy Maxon was symbolic of human nature's reluctance to recognize or accept social change. However, I found it upsetting that this once talented young man went down a path where he turned to crime for his income, killed a man, spent years in prison. I felt that the play lacked any hope, or real message or lesson. There was far more bad than good in his life. Even his house, which he was proud to provide for his family, was  unfinished (the fence) and unkept, and provided through his brother's disability checks.