The theme of August Wilson's play “King Hedley II” is the coming of age in the life of a black man who wants to start a new life and stay away from violence . Wilson wrote about the black experience and the struggle that many black people faced and that is seen in "King Hedley II" because there are two different generations portrayed in King Hedley II and Elmore. Chronicling the African American encounter in the twentieth century, Wilson's cycle of plays, including one play for each decade. The relationship of the African American group with their particular history is a fundamental component of the show. First, in the 1980s, fences, gates, and metal detectors sprang up in communities, homes, and even schools to protect children. and adults from each other. By the way, King uses the same material, barbed wire, that was actually used to control spiritual individuals in prisons and camps. King's urban preparedness becomes characteristic of the decade Wilson discusses in King Hedley II: the 1980s, a period that saw a rise in gang violence, shootings, teen pregnancy, AIDS, and HIV in America's inner cities. “Black-on-black violence has been a concern from the beginning in Wilson's world, as evidenced in his first major hit, and the issue once again takes center stage in King Hedley II, perhaps Wilson's darkest work, a story of murder in a crumbling world. hill community” (Noggle). At the beginning of the black-on-black violence in the play, King connects that he is the same as his father and killed another black man. King says this is why he killed Pernell. Then, in the play, Wilson examines the unpleasant expenses and widespread meanings of the violent urban environment in which numerous African Americans lived... middle of paper... .still establishes an alternative connection between his plays. King Hedley II is a notable alternative work by Wilson. Tragic and infuriating, it contains numerous highlights, images, and intelligently cited works: Bryer, Jackson R., and Mary C. Hartig. Facts about the Companion to American Drama. New York: Facts on File, 2004. Bloom's Literature. Facts on file. Network. April 27, 2014. .Elam, Harry Justin. The past as present in August Wilson's drama. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 2004. Print.Nadel, Alan. August Wilson: Completing the Twentieth Century Cycle. Iowa City: U of Iowa, 2010. Print.Noggle, Richard. "If You Live Long Enough, the Boat Will Turn Around": The Birth and Death of Community in Three Plays." ProQuest. College Literature, 2009. Web. April 27, 2014. Pease, Donald E. "August Wilson's Lazarus Complex." (2009): n. 2012