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“Don’t let other people ruin your dreams just because their dreams failed."
Football is important and I know this because he had recruits coming to see him and he got the bravery to stand up to his dad about it. He let his dad's failures ruin his dreams which Cory regretted so much.

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A theme in fences is acceptance.

"I don't want to be Troy  Maxson.  I want to be me." "You can't be nobody except who you are, Cory!"-Rose.

I think throughout the whole play acceptance plays a big theme. Rose needed accept that Troy cheated and he had a child. Troy needed to accept who he was and what he did. Cory had to accept that not only was he like Troy but that Troy didn't love him and his family life was what is was.

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This piece of art is a shadow. Which I think resembles Cory. The piece that is making the shadow is made with some many different things but the outcome is nowhere close to it. Which is like Cory; he pretends to be something he is not and in the end he is somebody else. Also, Cory talks about him living in Troys shadow so it relates to that too.

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Hi my name Is Cory Maxson. I live in Pittsburgh and go to high school here. I wanted to be a professional football player but my dad ruined that. No surprise. My dad ruined a lot for me. He hates me. I just have to fake who I am for him. Now though I am a marine. I have came home for dads funeral. Got to see my new sister who is now so old. Uncle Gabe, Mama, and Lyons are all here nice to be home and be who I am.

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Brave
"You ain’t never give me nothing! You ain’t never done nothing but hold me back. Afraid I was gonna be better than you. All you ever did was try and make me scared of you. I used to tremble every time you called my name. Every time I heard your footsteps in the house. Wondering all the time . . . what’s Papa gonna say if I do this?"
I never had the bravery to tell my father how I felt. How I feel like he gives me nothing and how I am afraid of him. This is a big step for me. I'm tired of living in a shadow and being afraid. I had to step up even if I lost.

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Compassionate.
"The whole time I was growing up...living in this house...Papa was like a shadow that followed you everywhere....It would wrap around you and lay there until you couldn't tell which one was you anymore.”
I care very much about my mother and growing up seeing her stuck in a shadow hurt me. I wanted her to be free to live without fear. She walked around doing everything my father told her to do. I wish she just see how she is in his shadow just like he got me. It hurts my soul seeing mama like that.

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"I see the love in disguise
I see the pain hidden in your pride
I see you're not satisfied"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZLUa8JUR18

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I think these lyrics relate to Cory because he hides his love for his father and he hides his pain so he looks tough and strong for Troy. In reality though he is not satisfied with himself or his life.

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I do agree with Cory and his emotions. His whole life he has been putting on a fake face for his dad. Living in Troy's shadow. He finally got the courage to step up to Troy and tell him how he feels. Which is hard and I think Cory got to a point where he couldn't take it no more and had to let it all out. Also his whole life he has seen his mom in his dads shadow and it hurt him to see her like that.