![]() Troy is troubled by Cory's interest in sports and the opportunity that he is being given to play football on scholarship at a college. Troy speaks this line to his youngest son, Cory, as they work together to build the fence that Rose has been asking for around their yard. That way you have something can't nobody take away from you. "You go on and get your book-learning so you can work yourself up in that A&P or learn how to fix cars or build houses or something, get you a trade. It is a choice that Troy feels he was never able to make. ![]() ![]() Though Troy teases his oldest son, the audience sees that Troy begrudgingly respects his son for being his own man and for doing what he loves even at the expense of stability. Troy, however, has only a limited say in how Lyons lives his life because Lyons was raised by his mother while Troy was in jail. Lyons spends his nights in the jazz clubs as a musician. ![]() Troy chides Lyons for being lazy and poor and for not wanting to get a real job in the sanitation department or with some other company. This line is spoken by Troy's oldest son, Lyons. "You and me is two different people, Pop." Fences, 18 ![]()
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