Fences Troy Character Analysis

In the poem, “Fences,” Troy is someone who doesn’t care what anyone says about him. He’s his own person and he likes to be open about his problems. I think that Troy is someone who is polite, nice, and somewhat thinks he knows it all. Troy doesn’t care if his wife, Rose, doesn’t want to hear about death. When Troy talked about death, he was telling his friend, Bono, and his wife, Rose, that everyone dies at some point in life. When Troy’s son, Lyons, comes over, he asks for money but Troy doesn’t want to give it to him. He feels like Lyons only comes to him when he needs something. I sympathise with Troy because if someone only comes to you when they need something, it’s because they don’t know what else to go visit you for. I think that Troy