Troy From Fences Character Analysis

“We are part of all we have met. Everything we have seen, heard, felt or thought has had its hand in molding us, shaping us.”-Orison Swett Marden. This quote gold evident to both Troy from Fences and Richard from “Shame”. Both characters had experiences at young ages that had crafted the type of people who they are today. While both of their events occurred around 1900’s and were both very tragic the two men became two very different types of people. Troy from Fences is very outspoken, opinionated, and proud. Troy’s characteristic as to being proud and accepting towards his economic status is one major difference between Richard and himself. Troy and Richard both are low income and struggle to get ahead. While this is a similarity between them the way they handle these situations is where they differentiate. Troy uses his deprivation of things to push him to obtain more and progress. The readers sees this when Troy says’ “Right now, as soon as I get two hundred and sixty four dollars, I’m gonna have this roof tarred.”( Wilson 33) Troy shows no hesitation to provide the fact that his roof is leaking and no shame in providing the fact that he can't afford to pay it at the time. On the other hand
One can either learn from them and move on, or they can allow them to tear themselves down. Troy and Richard both had rough childhoods in which they endorsed things that no child should have to. However This does not makes them weak. Troy learned this a little faster than Richard, and it made Troy become the man he is today. Strong Willed, opinionated, and hard working. Richard also let his experiences crafting him although he did become numb after many of the tragedies had happened to him. Richard generated a strong sense of morals, and a stronger tolerance to share his tragic event which Troy had barely talked about. Although a person cannot control what things happen to them they can control how they shape