Fences August Wilson Character Analysis

In the story Fences by August Wilson, there is a African-American family in the 1950’s which takes place in one setting which is the backyard of the Maxon’s. The play shows how this family resolves its conflicts. The main characters are Troy Maxon, Cory Maxson, and Rose Maxson. Troy and Cory have an very interesting father and son relationship, Troy always pushes Cory to the limits to the point where Cory becomes terrified of him and ends up loosing all respect for his father. The question is if Cory right to lose respect for his dad and my answer is yes because Troy ruins Cory’s hopes and dreams, he mentally breaks Cory, and Troy ends up breaking himself away from his whole family.
The reader might be asking how did Troy snap Cory’s hopes and dreams? Cory was an aspiring football player but Troy didn’t like that because he used to be in the MLB and discriminated against about his color. Also Cory didn’t keep his job at the AMP grocery store so Troy went to Cory’s high school and told the coach not to let Cory play any more and also he
He would never show affection towards Cory and during the duration of the play, he would always scream at him. Some people will say he is trying to teach Cory obedience but not one time in the play did Troy laugh or have a good time with Cory, there is always something wrong that Cory did. An example would be after Cory asks why doesn't he like him and Troy responds with: “Like you, who the hell say I got to like you? What law is there say I got to like you? Wanna stand up here and ask an damn fool question like that. Talk about liking somebody. Come here when I talk to you... Straighten up god dammit! I asked you a question...What law does it say I got to like you?” (Wilson 37). After this speech I think that's where Cory starts losing respect for his father right after he screeches at