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Rose Maxson Quotes

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The play Fences is about a family living in the late 1950s-1965. Troy is a garbage truck driver his wife is Rose. I see Rose Maxson as a strong character because she defends the people she cares about and she doesn’t allow Troy to control her or alter her beliefs. Rose is a caring Mother to Cory and demonstrates she loves him very much. She also cares for Lyons who she did not birth, but she considers him family would consider family. Rose stands up for people she cares about, we see multiple instances of this in the play. For example, when Lyons would like to borrow $10 from Troy, Troy is resistant to give it to him until Rose tells Troy to loan his son some money “Let the boy have ten dollars” (Wilson 19). This quote demonstrates her grit

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