It seems that when someone dies, all the horrible things they may have done during their life dissolve. Suddenly everyone's perspective shifts to nothing but love and admiration, regardless of the things they may have done that hurt others. In the award-winning play Fences, written by August Wilson, this type of event is exemplified when the protagonist, Troy Maxon, dies and all those close to him can remember him for the man he once was. Before Troy's death he was a man who disappointed numerous people including his wife Rose and his two sons Cory and Lyons, but after his death everyone chose to forgive him regardless of the difficulties Troy faced when he was alive. Rose and Troy met at a very young age and Rose became quite dependent on Troy very quickly. She believed that he was the best thing that life had to offer her and so “[she] took all of her feelings,… wants and needs, [her] dreams… and [she] buried them inside [him] . … [She] planted [herself] inside [him] and waited to blossom. (1.2.122). He didn't know it wouldn't flower. Troy never gave her the things she wanted because he simply didn't leave her room. He focused solely on his desires and dreams instead of settling for improving both. This is something Rose realized before their marriage began to completely crumble when he cheated on her. “It didn't take [her]…eighteen years to discover that the ground was hard and rocky and [the flower she planted] wouldn't…bloom. But [she] held him back” (1.2.122). She clung to Troy even after he cheated on her because she had nothing else to go to. Troy gave her a home, a family, food; all her basic needs that she couldn't turn her back on because ...... middle of paper ......g “too lazy to work” (1.1.17). Although Lyons doesn't care what Troy says about him because he's resentful. He believes that “if [Troy] wanted to change him, [he] should have been there when [he] was growing up. (1.1.18).Surprisingly, after Troy's death Lyon immediately forgives him without hesitation. He continues with admiration for Troy, referring to him as "something else" (2.2.94), and describing a time when his will to persevere was remarkable. All this proves that after someone dies, those close to him forgive him. for their actions and sins and simply move on with their lives. Death makes people realize that maybe they should have forgiven someone in the first place because once they are gone they can no longer express their feelings towards them. And no one finds peace in worrying too much about something they no longer have any control over.