Character Analysis: Bump And Run

The novel Bump & Run by Mike Lupica is closely linked to the chapter “... Or the Bible” in the book How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster. The chapter from How to Read Literature Like a Professor discusses how biblical stories can be shown through modern stories. In Bump & Run, Jack Molloy, the main character, faces many challenges that resemble the battle between David and Goliath from the Old Testament in the Bible. Jack’s main enemy is greed and he overcomes many obstacles, including jealous employees, unfocused football players, and wealthy football team owners. Molloy mirrors David as he becomes triumphant at the end of the football season just like how David defeated Goliath. Jack Molloy is the enemy of greediness, and his first and most overwhelming challenge is dealing with angry employees, sportswriters, announcers, and more. These people are jealous of Jack because he had inherited half of the most desired football team in the world, the New York Hawks. Jack had received half of this team following the death of his father, Tim Molloy, who was the Hawks owner. Many managers and workers under Tim believed they deserved part of ownership of the team because they were the next in line in position after Tim. Those workers also believe that Jack is unfit to be the owner because he knows very little about football …show more content…
Or the Bible” in the book How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster are displayed in the story Bump & Run by Mike Lupica. While this chapter describes how stories from the Bible are shown through modern day novels, the story of David and Goliath is presented in Bump & Run. Jack Molloy is a symbol of David and the enemy is greed, like how David’s enemy was Goliath. Greed is demonstrated by Jack’s employees, his football players, and other team owners. This novel is related to the story of David and Goliath because Jack overcomes a mighty challenge that few believed he could