• Dr Saroj Bala

August Wilson’s play Fences deal with the sufferings of Troy Maxon, who could not realize his dream of becoming a basketball star, despite having competence, because of his African American ethnic identity. The sufferings of Maxon are evident throughout the play. The research paper “Busting the White Myth of the American Dream: A Study of the Metaphor of Baseball in August Wilson’s Fences” deals with the way in which systemic inequality and discrimination have been a part of the American consciousness and how the “collective psychosis” of the African Americans manifests itself in the busting of the myth of the American Dream. The paper explores how African Americans are forced to trade with their dreams as white racial supremacy does not allow them to realize the potential with which the American nation was envisaged – the American dream – where each individual could achieve things as per her/his caliber.

African American, American Dream, August Wilson, Baseball, Collective Psychosis, Troy Maxon

"Busting the White Myth of the American Dream: A Study of the Metaphor of Baseball in August Wilson’s Fences", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no.783-790, June-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806916.pdf

"Busting the White Myth of the American Dream: A Study of the Metaphor of Baseball in August Wilson’s Fences", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no. pp783-790, June-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806916.pdf