Fences-August wilson

Oedipus and troy the main characters of Oedipus and fences are more alike then what people may believe them to be. Oedipus and troy both supports and lets down their family. Troy does defiantly support his family financially however he's very numb with his feelings does not show the emotion support that his wife and kids may need. Oedipus certainly is an all peoples person and supports his family however he still unknowingly betrays his family. another reason could be how they live. troy and Oedipus both live disjointed in a sense to the world around them, troy because of his background he doesn't fully understand that the world is changing for a reason but hes so stuck in his ways that he doesn't want to hear that. Oedipus is so stuck on why Thebes had a plague and how he would make out with this suffering not knowing that its happening for a reason and that hes the reason why Thebes are suffering from a plague now.