Troy's legacy/impact

Troy left behind a poisoned legacy because of his inability to be a good man. One after the other, his friends and family begin to leave him. He was able to turn his family away from him and made it so they all resented him. Cory and Troy had been in an altercation that resulted in Troy fighting Cory and kicking him out.  Cory made it clear he did not respect Troy because he was a bad father, "That's right. You always talking this dumb stuff. Now, why don't you just get out of the way" (Wilson, 86). Everyone doesn't like Troy and that fact is lamented when Cory tells him to get out of the way because of the disrespect it entails, which he had never done before because of the fear that Troy instilled in his family. I also feel like Troy had failed at properly guiding his kids because of his inadequacies at being a parent. The result of this is shown at Troy's funeral when Lyons is talking, "Stick with Uncle Sam and retire early. Ain't nothing out here. I guess Rose told you what happened with me. They got me down in the workhouse. I thought I was being slick cashing other people's checks" (Wilson 94). What Troy had wanted and had kept trying to teach his kids had ultimately failed because of Lyons resulting punishment from stealing money. This was a long time coming because of how he treated each and every one of them throughout the play. They all began to get fed up with Troy and decided they wouldn't be treated the same way they had been before.