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Trey is a member of the Black Jihad, a gang from Justyce’s mother’s neighborhood. When Justyce and Manny go to a Halloween party dressed as stereotypes with Jared, Blake, Tyler, and Kyle, Trey criticizes them for associating with insensitive white kids. In keeping with this, he and his fellow gang members attack Blake, punching him in the nose for wearing a Ku Klux Klan outfit. When Justyce goes to leave, Trey calls after him, insisting that Justyce will someday see that his white friends don’t really care about him.
Trey Quotes in Dear Martin
The Dear Martin quotes below are all either spoken by Trey or refer to Trey. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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November 1 Quotes
Me: Well, either way it went, I was sayin somethin’, you know? Staying woulda been a statement of solidarity with these guys I grew up with—and who look like me. Leaving was a different statement, and the fact that I chose to do it with a white guy who was dressed as a Klansman…well…
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In this section, Justyce and SJ talk on the phone about the Halloween party Justyce attended that night. He explains that Blake dressed up as a member of the Ku Klux Klan, since Jared suggested that he and his group of friends go to the party dressed as “stereotypes.” At the party, Justyce and the others ran into members of the Black Jihad, a gang from the neighborhood in which Justyce grew up. One of the gang members punched Blake in the face and threatened the boys with a pistol. Now, Justyce admits to SJ that he felt paralyzed, not Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. L
December 13 Quotes
It’s like I’m trying to climb a mountain, but I’ve got one fool trying to shove me down so I won’t be on his level, and another fool tugging at my leg, trying to pull me to the ground he refuses to leave. Jared and Trey are only two people, but after today, I know that when I head to Yale next fall (because I AM going there), I’m gonna be paranoid about people looking at me and wondering if I’m qualified to be there.
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Justyce writes this in his diary as he struggles with the idea that seemingly everyone wants him to fail. In one context, he’s forced to deal with people like Jared, who want to “shove” him down so he won’t be on the same “level” as they are. This is made evident by Jared’s eagerness to suggest that Justyce only got into Yale because he’s black, an idea that completely undermines all of Justyce’s hard work and discipline. In another context, Justyce faces resentment from people like Trey, who insist that he’s going to find it impossible to succeed in the Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusa
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Trey Character Timeline in Dear Martin
The timeline below shows where the character Trey appears in Dear Martin. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 5
...a “crazy older dude,” Martel Montgomery. “That’s a real funny costume, Justyce,” a guy named Trey says. He then asks why Justyce and Manny are hanging out with people like Blake....
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...friends don’t mean any “disrespect.” Manny cuts him off, telling him to be quiet, and Trey advises him to follow Manny’s advice. “Trey, he didn’t mean anything by it, dawg,” Justyce...
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Jared insists that Trey can’t tell him and his friends to leave the party, at which point one of...
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November 1
...Black Jihad at the party made him have an “ugly thought”—namely, that it’s “assholes like Trey and his boys that have cops thinking all black dudes are up to no good.”...
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December 13
...down.” On his way home from telling his mother about Yale, he explains, he encountered Trey and a group of Black Jihad members. Trey asked him why he was so happy,...
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...to pull me to the ground he refuses to leave.” He acknowledges that Jared and Trey are “only two people,” but he can’t shake the idea that people like Jared are...
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Chapter 17
...call Martel Montgomery, the leader of the Black Jihad. Before Justyce leaves, Quan gives him Trey’s number, saying Trey will put him in touch with Martel. And though Justyce says he...
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Chapter 18
Justyce has a harder time resisting the urge to call Trey than he anticipated. While he’s spending the afternoon in Doc’s classroom to keep himself from...
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Chapter 19
Justyce gets off the bus and makes his way to Martel’s house, finding Trey and a number of other gang members on the porch. They laugh, calling him “Smarty-Pants,”...
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...off, huh? Seeing some truth now? You ready to strike back?” Before he can answer, Trey runs into the living room with several other gang members. “Yo, check this out,” he...
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Chapter 21
...tell him that they’ve arrested three people in connection with the fire. Two of them—including Trey—have named Justyce as an accomplice. “I promise I had nothing to do with it, Detective,”...
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...questions. One question pertains to whether or not he has had contact with people like Trey, and Justyce answers honestly, saying, “Yes.” “I went to meet someone, and they were there,”...
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