It is good to be able to laugh at yourself.
Troy's class begins to laugh when he falls down on the way up to accept an award.
Troy wants to feel better about himself after feeling embarrassed.
Troy laughs with everyone and takes a bow, pretending to almost fall again.
Troy gets upset and tells everyone to stop laughing at him before grabbing his award and leaving.
Troy feels like he's involved in the joke and doesn't feel bad accepting his award.
Troy's actions give him momentary relief but longer term embarrassment.