August Wilson’s Woman Upon the belief that Rose Maxson was caught up in “the idea that mothers should lead lives of sacrifice has become the norm,” is consistent, yet not limited to the African American community but in all communities as a hole, otherwise stated by Barbara Christian who criticized the play saying that it was sexist toward African American woman. Rose, for the times, I think, showed more than being a simple housewife …showed first 75 words of 773 total…

…showed last 75 words of 773 total…to depict sexist racial issues, but was not making any effort to hide the setting in which the play took place. Was it the intention for August Wilson to make that an important issue of the play to be presented to the audience? I do not know. I think that everyone from all walks of life deal with the issues of sacrifice and happiness on the same level as the next person. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** None