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In his story about Death, Troy says that after he wrestled with Death for three days and three nights, "Death stood up, throwed on his robe... had him a white robe with a hood on it" (203).  This is a direct allusion to the Klu Klux Klan, a white supremacist group that targets(ed) African Americans.

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When he was younger, Troy was an amazing baseball player. According to his friend Bono, Troy was just as good as Babe Ruth. He was never able to play in the Major Leagues because baseball was not integrated until he was too old. The author uses baseball as a device in this scene because it was an important part of the American life. For a longtime it was the "national pastime", something the entire country enjoyed watching, but was only available for whites to participate in. Baseball is a metaphor for "hope, democratic values, and the drive for individual success" (Koprince). In the play, racism prevented Troy from succeeding in baseball, it took the hope he had of a better life. Troy now only sees baseball as something that was stolen from him. When his wife tells him his son Cory wants to play football in college, Troy says "The white man ain't gonna let him get nowhere with that football" (200). As a result of his own experience, Tory is unwilling to consider the idea that times are changing and things might be different for his son.  This becomes a theme later in the play.

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Troy and Bono are having a drink after work. They discuss a variety of things from Troy's desire to drive a garbage truck to his past baseball career. The two men are joined by Troy's wife, Rose, and his older son, Lyons, who comes to visit his dad and borrow money. Throughout the scene, Troy tells several stories of his confrontations with Death and the Devil.

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"White fellow... white fellow... got on good clothes and everything" (203).

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In the play "Fences", Wilson uses the Devil as a symbol to represent the racism and difficulties the main character Troy has faced throughout his life.  It also contributes to the theme of changing times. In the excerpt on pages 203-204, Troy describes the Devil as a white man, a creditor who, in Troy's mind, has tricked Troy into paying him $10 each month. To Troy, The Devil represents white men who have stolen from Troy, whether it be actually money or opportunities like his baseball career.    To Troy white men are the Devil, who are unrelenting obstacles in the way of his happiness. The Devil is the main character in in many of Troy' s stories, a result of "racial madness". It is the same attitude in his stories that influences those around him, like his son's college education. However, Troy does not understand that this is a common practice. Troy took what the man in the truck said there "would be hell to pay" and the devil would be coming back (204) literally and as a result claims he is "scared" to stop paying the Devil the money.  However, Rose claims he is lying. Troy fabricating this story and his confusing represents his misunderstanding of modern times and Rose's claims that "times have changed" (200).