Fences
by August Wilson
This is an Online Internet Book Club on Fences by August Wilson. Discuss this book, share your thoughts, make comments, ask questions, offer responses...
Description
A Pulitzer Prize winner. Garbage collector Troy Maxson clashes with his son over an athletic scholarship.
Book Club Questions for Fences (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Fences (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Fences:
- Did August Wilson emphasize any specific themes throughout Fences? What do you think August Wilson is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of Fences and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout Fences? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does Fences reveal August Wilson's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think August Wilson is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of Fences affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did August Wilson's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for Fences (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Fences (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Fences:
- Did August Wilson make persuasive arguments in Fences? Did Fences change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from Fences?
- How does August Wilson present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is August Wilson biased within Fences? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does Fences make you want to read next? Why?
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