The August Wilson play, Fences shows the struggles of an African American family in the 50’s. Cory was wrong to lose respect for his dad because Troy tried to teach him, he provided Cory with the things he needed and cared about him and his life.
The first reason why Cory was wrong to lose respect for his dad was that Troy did want to show Cory how to live a successful life. In this scene Troy would not pay for the 200 dollar TV set because he knew the roof had to be repaired. “While you thinking about a TV I got to be thinking about the roof and whatever else goes wrong around here, now if you had 200 dollars what would you do” (Wilson 32). This quote proves that Troy is trying to teach Cory were you should invest your money.
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The first reason why Cory was wrong to lose respect for his dad was that Troy did want to show Cory how to live a successful life. In this scene Troy would not pay for the 200 dollar TV set because he knew the roof had to be repaired. “While you thinking about a TV I got to be thinking about the roof and whatever else goes wrong around here, now if you had 200 dollars what would you do” (Wilson 32). This quote proves that Troy is trying to teach Cory were you should invest your money.
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