While reading Bleachers, one does not know if one should love or hate Eddie Rake. John Grisham writes about the struggles and success that occurred during the years that Rake was the head football coach. Rake pushed all his players exceptionally hard so they could do their absolute best. He would not tolerate losing. Playing for Rake was not the easiest thing in the world. Many of the players would hate him when they played for him. They all had to learn how to forgive him and realize that he was making each player the best player they could possibly become. Rake drilled the players so much that, “by the ninth grade Rake himself was supervising our practices and we knew all forty play in his book. Knew them in our sleep” (Grisham 15). In John
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The practice consisted of nothing but running. One of Rake’s players, Scotty Reardon, collapsed and died of heat stroke. At that time, everyone did not think that Rake was a very good coach at all. Yes, they won a lot, but no one should have to go through what the players’ experienced. At that time, Rake got fired and they had to look for a new head football coach. Rake thinks about Scotty every day of his life. He could not believe that he let one of his players die. Rake says, “I never dreamed I would be responsible for the death of one of my players, but I accept the blame for his death. Holding him in my arms as he passed away is something I have wept over every day since” (Grisham 204). Therefore, he yearns for forgiveness from everyone that blamed him for Scotty’s death. Rake asks, “Please forgive me, boys” (Grisham 204). He wants everyone to understand what really happened.
In general, one needs to learn how to forgive others. Holding in what one feels about a certain person or thing will not do one any good. Once one has stopped feeling angry or resentful towards the certain subject one has a mind clear of what really matters in life. Each person should always forgive because everyone makes mistakes. So forgive and learn from what
The practice consisted of nothing but running. One of Rake’s players, Scotty Reardon, collapsed and died of heat stroke. At that time, everyone did not think that Rake was a very good coach at all. Yes, they won a lot, but no one should have to go through what the players’ experienced. At that time, Rake got fired and they had to look for a new head football coach. Rake thinks about Scotty every day of his life. He could not believe that he let one of his players die. Rake says, “I never dreamed I would be responsible for the death of one of my players, but I accept the blame for his death. Holding him in my arms as he passed away is something I have wept over every day since” (Grisham 204). Therefore, he yearns for forgiveness from everyone that blamed him for Scotty’s death. Rake asks, “Please forgive me, boys” (Grisham 204). He wants everyone to understand what really happened.
In general, one needs to learn how to forgive others. Holding in what one feels about a certain person or thing will not do one any good. Once one has stopped feeling angry or resentful towards the certain subject one has a mind clear of what really matters in life. Each person should always forgive because everyone makes mistakes. So forgive and learn from what