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Quote: Troy: "Alright ... Mr. Death. See now .. I'm gonna tell you what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna take and build me a fence around this yard..." " ... This is between you and me. Man to man. Stay on the other side of that fence until you ready for me. Then you come up and knock on the front door. Anytime you want. I'll be ready." (2.3.97- 2.3.112)

Explanation: Troy acts tough against 'Mr. Death'. He's ready for whatever he has to bring, but he doesn't want anyone else involved in their drama.

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Quote: Lyons: "Well, hell, since you mentioned it .. let me have ten dollars." Troy: "I'll be damned! I'll die and go to hell and play blackjack before I give you ten dollars." (1.1.336-1.1.339)

Explanation: Troy wants his son, Lyons to go out and get a real job instead of always showing up on his paydays (Fridays) and ask for money.

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Quote: Rose: "You gonna drink yourself to death. You don't need to be drinking like that." (1.1.225-1.1.226)
Explanation: Troy always drinks. He claims he only drinks on Fridays, but throughout the entire play, there's more Fridays that you can count on your fingers.

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Quote: Troy: "I love this woman [Rose]. I love her this woman so much it hurts. I love her so much... I done ran out of ways of loving her. (1.1.493-1.1.494)
Explanation: No matter what happens later in the play, it seems clear that the Maxson family has a foundation of love. Troy sincerely loves his wife, Rose.

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Quote: Cory: "How come you ain't never liked me?"
Troy: "Liked you? Who the hell say I got to like you?" (1.3.200-1.3.202)
Explanation: Troy has come to the point where he finally become broken by the responsibility of caring for them.

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Quote: Troy: "Yeah, what?"
Cory: "Yessir." (1.3.41-1.3.42)
Explanation: Troy is constantly asserting his authority over Cory. It seems like he never wants his son to forget that he's the one in charge.

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Quote: "I went to Mr. Rand and asked him 'Why? Why you got these white mens driving and the colored lifting?'" (1.1.25-1.1.27)
Explanation: Troy is ticked off about the racial inequality going on at his job as a garbage collector.

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Quote: "I'm trying to find a way to tell you... I'm gonna be a daddy. I'm gonna be someone's daddy." (2.1.177-2.1.178)
Explanation: Not only did he cheat on his wife, but he went and fathered a child with somebody else.

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Quote: "Death ain't nothing but a fastball on the outside corner." (1.1.228-1.1.229)
Explanation: Troy says "fastball on the outside corner" was a pitch he could easily knock out of the park. Saying he's not afraid of death.

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Quote: "I'm talking about if you could play ball then they ought to have let you play. Don't care what color you were." (1.1.220-1.1.222)
Explanation: The fact that Troy wasn't allowed to play professional baseball because of his color is one of the major sources of frustration in his life.