For example, in scene IV of the first act Troy states “the boy lied to me. I told that nigga if he wanna play football... keep his homework and keep that A&P job. These were the conditions. I stopped there to see Mr. Stawicki… (1745) Cory is frustrated with Dad because he went to Cory's football coach and told him he wouldn't be attending football practice anymore. Therefore the frustration grows even more between them. Cory thinks that one of the reasons his father doesn't want him to attend soccer practice is because Cory thinks that Troy is afraid that he will be better at sports than he was when he played in his day. So Troy is a little jealous and protective. Protective because his father wants to spare Cory from the racism he faced. In that case Cory finally leaves his house when he and his father end up having a physical fight. Cory puts up with all of his father's nonsense and begins to realize that he will never be able to please him, all the feeling towards his father is now all hatred. Being able to relate Cory and Troy. When I was a child, my father made me miss most of my soccer games on the weekends. Because he wanted me to come work with him. As a child it always made me angry when I had to miss a football match just to work with my father. But ultimately he just wanted me to know the value of how to make money. And wanting the