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kungfool's review against another edition
4.0
I keep getting struck by the economic desperation of Wilson's plays. His characters either have no money and little opportunity to gain any, or they are cheated and/or exploited out of the little money and opportunity they have. This leads to many of his plays inhabited by hustlers, thieves, and gamblers, characters operating on the economic fringe. Ultimately, the "mentally simple" Hambone symbolizes their economic condition. Cheated out of the payment of a ham for the job of painting a fence, his repetitive "I want my ham, he gonna give me my ham," becomes symbolic, reminding us of a number things. His labor is stolen, not unlike his slave ancestors. He dwells in an economy rigged against him. And perhaps most significantly, much like Boy Willie from the Piano Lesson, he refuses to give up pursuing a just compensation for his labor.
Looking forward to seeing a production of this next summer!
Looking forward to seeing a production of this next summer!
rtwilliams16's review against another edition
3.0
Play #7 of August Wilson's Century Cycle, three more to go. As of this moment, [b:Fences|539282|Fences (The Century Cycle #6)|August Wilson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1481833774s/539282.jpg|60745] is still my favorite.
Favorite quote from this play: "You got love and you got death. Death will find you...it's up to you to find love." -Holloway
Favorite quote from this play: "You got love and you got death. Death will find you...it's up to you to find love." -Holloway
brittlovesbooks's review against another edition
3.0
This was an ok play. I'm not in the mood to look too far into it as it is memorial day weekend and I need some mindless lit. Needless to say, this isn't completely mindless.
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