Troy's Legacy

Troy’s legacy takes form in the opinion of those close to him, Cory spent eighteen years of his life in Troy’s shadow. “Papa was like a shadow that followed you everywhere. It weighed on you and sunk into your flesh. It would wrap around you and lay there until you couldn't tell which one was you anymore.” (Wilson 97) Troy stated that he wanted Cory to be nothing like him but in doing so made Cory more like him, the quote shows how Cory also likes to tell exaggerated stories and in trying to say he isn't like his father but proves that he is. Cory however differs from his Troy because of his treatment of Cory, because Troy had treated Cory the way he did Cory did as much as he could to not be like Troy, because of this he went and joined the military to get out and make a better life for himself. However Cory says “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) which resembles something that I believe Troy might have done, if the situation had arisen. Another way Troy’s legacy is made known is when Cory and Raynell are singing “Blue treed a possum out on a limb, Blue looked at me and I looked at him, Grabbed the possum and put him in a sack.” (Wilson 99) shows that Cory and Raynell will remember Troy, through that song forever.