Essay Problem
Write an essay analyzing August Wilson's Fences that discusses why and how dialogue, plot, setting (time/place), and/or specific characters are used to depict one or two of the themes from Unit 1 in a particular way. For the play itself, some important contexts to consider are:
1) The time period in which the play was written
2) The playwright's biography and his/her other writing
3) Contemporaneous works of theater (plays written or produced by other artists at roughly the same time)
4) The language of the play
5) The Setting
6) The Plot
7) The Characters
Your essay should incorporate details and quotes from the play (using parenthetical documentation with the playwright's name), and you should use your own words to elaborate on the meanings of the details and quotes you use as evidence. Review your feedback from the Discussion on Analyzing a Drama, as well as the posts and feedback of your classmates. Follow these steps:
1) You will closely read/view Fences considering its themes, characters, organization, dialogue, and other literary elements.
2) Read and reread the play by paying attention to the varied features. Your awareness of these literary elements and how these elements build the story's meaning will grow.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.