The Blind Side by
Michael Lewis
Chapter 1 (pages 13-24) - Back Story
In the beginning of the book, the
narrator describes the reasoning for why this story takes place. They state why
the left tackle position is so important but they don’t give information on how
it will relate to the main character. Joe Theismann broke his leg in 1985 in a
game between the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants. His leg was
broken because the left tackle didn’t make the correct play and wasn’t as good
as the player who had tackled, pinning Theismann breaking his leg. This play
went down to be one of the moments that made the left tackle position more
important in football.
I found
this quote was found on page 19 in The
Blind Side. “Theismann has played 163 games, a record for the Washington
Redskins. He’s led his team to two Super Bowls, and won one. He’s thirty-six
years old. He’s certain he still has a few good years left in him. He’s wrong.
He has less than half a second.” This quote states how the decisions that are
made in the past can affect the future of not only your life but also the lives
of other people who may or may not be close to you. Everything has a cause and
an effect. Whatever is done causes another thing to happen and the whole world
is based on by changing actions. This changed the lives of the people involved
and also affected the lives of future football players like Michael Oher, the
main character of The Blind Side.
I
connected to this chapter of The Blind
Side, because I watch a lot of sporting events and I have seen many sports
related injuries in sports like football, baseball, basketball and even cross
country running events but this was the most gruesome. This injury happened
before I was born but it was on national television as ESPN hosts Monday Night
Football once a week. MNF is still going on now and as long as there is an NFL
there will be a pro football game every Monday night. I have also read many
sports books about baseball and football but this one has started out the best
of all of them. Chapter one of The Blind
Side is just on background information on the story.
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