Troy’s legacy was one that was difficult to see, the choices
that he made pushed his family in all directions but in the end the people that
he was there for turned out alright.
Cory who had dreams of being a football player was stopped by Troy “the
white man ain’t gonna let you get nowhere with that football noway” (Williams
35). He refused to sign the papers and
went down and pulled him out of football, but the tough aspects that Troy had
and but his son Cory through helped him become a United States Marine. So now, even though Cory didn’t go through
football he is still a better man than his father which is all that Troy wanted
in the end. When he was around his
family he affected them for the best unlike Lyons who Troy was not around for,
he ended up in jail, “They got me down by the workhouse. I thought I was being
slick cashing other people’s checks” (Wilson 94). The people that were away from Troy when they
were growing up ended up in jail, they didn’t receive the guidance and good
work ethic, they try to slide through and get cash easy and it landed Lyons in
jail. The one thing that he left behind
that impacts the entire family was Raynell, Rose kept her and is continuing to
keep her, the entire family loves her as if Rose gave birth to her
themselves. I feel however that she will
grow up and become different than Troy.
Rose is overall a more hopeful person and trusting so I feel that she
will be more like her adopted mother that her father. But overall Troy left
behind a legacy that is filled with both strength and dedication, even though
he cheated and had a child with another woman he didn’t run from it, and
because of that I believe that is why Rose has kept Raynell. Overall we are what we are, through the
changes in our lives cause a ripple effect and no one can see the effect they
will have upon other people until its already there.
BUSMAN!!! Great post :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with you here "Troy’s legacy was one that was difficult to see" I really had to think about it when I was looking for his legacy. I decided is legacy was both positive and negative. He wanted the best for his family. This was obvious because he kept a job and worked hard for his family, even though tough times. "Aint got nobody to talk to, feel like you're working by yourself."(83) At the same time, what kind of man goes against his family and cheats of his wife, a child's mother?
I agree with you that Troy was a hard working man that just didn't want his kids to end up like him.Troy got so caught up in the daily routine of work and then coming home to have to give out more money or worry about the house and if it needed any repairs that he felt he needed change in his life and he did it a negative way by cheating on Rose with Alberta because Troy said, "I can sit up in her house and laugh.."(Wilson 69). He felt different with Alberta because he didn't have responsibilities.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with your statement that "the people that were away from Troy when they were growing up ended up in jail, they didn't receive the guidance and good work ethic, they try to slide through and get cash easy and it landed Lyons in jail". Troy tried to instill good ethics in Lyons and show him that he had to make his own way in life when he said "I done learned my mistake and learned to do what's right by it. You still trying to get something for nothing. Life don't owe you nothing. you owe it to yourself" (Wilson18). I think that Troy tried his best, but in the end Lyons just wasn't able to learn from Troy's legacy.
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ReplyDeleteYes, Troy left a lasting impact and owned up to Rose about cheating. I do not however he was dedicated to anything other than what got him money. His impact on Cory left him unwanting to go to his own fathers funeral. "I can't drag Papa with me everywhere I go. I've got to say no to him. One time in my life I've got to say no (Wilson 96)." He left a major negative impact on his sons and Rose. The only good Rose got out the whole scenario was Raynell. Who knows what would of happened if Alberta lived. He'd be a gone man.
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