Side Of Rake In Bleachers, By John Grisham

In the book Bleachers, by John Grisham, there were many characters that were affected by one of the major characters head coach of the spartans football team, Eddie Rake. Rake was like no other football coach, he was tough, unforgiving and even killed a player. Many characters saw that side of Rake but one saw a different side of Rake, Nat Sawyer. Nat saw the touching and caring side of Rake. For this reason Nat was the most affected by head coach eddie Rake for three reasons, Rake encouraged Nat to open his own business, Rake had more of an influence on …show more content…
That one moment Nat had with Rake has lead to much more than just the “book store”. This store is what pays the bills for Nat it brings him happiness and joy when he gets to help old ladies find books and help Rake every other day. Without Rake encouraging Nat to open this store, he may have not opened this store and not found the job which he …show more content…
Eddie Rake was the first person here I confided with”(Grisham 95). Coming out is one of the biggest moments in one's life. It is done at one's choosing where and who they want to choose to share it with. For the first person to be Rake to tell that Nat was gay says something. Rake is the one person in the town that most people would guess he doesn’t support homosexual’s. Nat saw him different and chose him to be the first person to tell that he was gay and it payed off. Rake supported him and gave him kind and encouraging words. Given that Nat choose Rake to be the first to know that he was gay shows how much Nat respects Rake and how much Nat is affected by