Barry Denenberg Stealing Home Analysis

Those who try to make a difference must first convince society. Stealing Home by Barry Denenberg, Jackie Robinson has to learn to deal with life as it is, being a black ballplayer. This helps him, because he learns that some things can’t be dealt with, like harassment from others. Why not fight back while you have the chance too? Ultimately, through Denenberg’s writing, it showed that Robinson showed society that blacks could make a difference.
Being colored, like Robinson was, is not a curse, it is a gift that comes with adversity. In the beginning Robinson starts to take interest in sports, but realizes he is black in racist times, with big dreams of becoming an athlete. Robinson stays strong by not fighting back, when white spectators and ballplayers start to harass him. This is a change, because when he was a …show more content…
This vital lesson is not just important to Jackie in Stealing Home. It is portrayed in literature, life, and in society. For instance, Darius Weems, he wanted to raise awareness for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and he wanted society to learn about wheelchair accessibility. He lived in a small town in Georgia, and he was not very well known, or popular, but he wanted to make a change. So he went on a trip from his hometown, to MTV headquarters in Los Angeles, and convinced society to raise awareness, for wheelchair accessibility, and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. This connects back to Robinson, because both of them started small, and fought up to the point, where they had changed society's point of view, and were able to make the change desired, leaving a trail of hope for other changemakers. If everyone were able to make the change they wanted to, then the world would be a better place. However, while making the change you want to make, there will be (and always is) adversity. To make the change, you have to get society to see through the adversity of trying to make a