The child of Troy and Alberta, Raynell is ultimately raised by Rose after both Troy and Alberta die. In this way, Raynell challenges the “fences” that Rose envisions as surrounding, protecting, and holding together her real family. At one point in the play, Rose tells Troy, upon learning of Raynell’s impending birth, that she’s never wanted anything “half” to enter her family. Raynell’s appearance in the world therefore stretches Rose’s ideal sense of a family unified by parental, biological blood, and Rose’s decision to raise her marks a broadening of her conception of what a family can be and how far her love can stretch.
Raynell Quotes in Fences
The Fences quotes below are all either spoken by Raynell or refer to Raynell. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act 2: Scene 4
Quotes
I’m coming in and everybody’s going out…
Related Characters:
Troy Maxson (speaker), Cory Maxson, Rose Maxson, Lyons Maxson, Raynell
Related Symbols:
The Fence
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Raynell Quotes in Fences
The Fences quotes below are all either spoken by Raynell or refer to Raynell. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Act 2: Scene 4
Quotes
I’m coming in and everybody’s going out…
Related Characters:
Troy Maxson (speaker), Cory Maxson, Rose Maxson, Lyons Maxson, Raynell
Related Symbols:
The Fence
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
