In Fences, Troy provides his son, Corey, with the bare necessities of life. It is not because he loves his son unconditionally like any satisfactory parent, but because he feels responsible towards him. In fact, Troy is surprised when Corey asks him why he never loved him. Troy explains that there is never a rule stating that a father must love his child. In Devil In a Blue Dress, Easy feels responsible for his house and being able to keep it because not only does he love his house, but he loves it. Easy is very proud of his house and, for that, he feels responsible. In A Lesson Before Dying, Grant feels a responsibility to Jefferson and his education. Much like Troy in Fences, "loving" the other person wasn't the source of responsibility, he just had to do what he thought was right. Dignity and morality are most certainly present in the lesson of responsibility. Responsibility is represented in society as a morally solid quality to be respected.