Troy Maxon is a storyteller. He entertains his family and friends (and audience) with his often animated and farfetched tales. Troy's use of storytelling both develops him as a character and connects him to the people he cares most about. Bono tells Troy that he "got some Uncle Remus in [his] blood. [Troy] got more stories than the devil got sinners."
During one of Troy's tales, he personifies death. He tells his wife, Rose, and his friend Bono that "[he] ain’t worried about Death. [He] done seen him. [He] done wrestled with him." As Troy continues his tale about wrestling death, Rose calls him out, stating that "every time Troy tell that story he find different ways to tell it. Different things to make up about it." Even though Troy has a tendency to stretch the truth, his family enjoys listening to his stories.
Troy continues to personify death throughout the play. To him, "death ain't nothing but a fast ball on the outside corner," which reflects Troy's stubbornness and his habit of seeing everything like baseball: a game where one learns from their errors, a game to be won.
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