Michael Oher

theme be brought out, and express the theme of the book. For example, Michael Oher in “The Blind Side” isn’t just an ordinary young boy, he is a troubled child. This helps bring out the themes in the book, and show what the book is truly about. The blind The book “The Blind Side” has many themes, but its main…

privileged African- American teenager (Michael Ohor) is later adopted by the Tuohy family from Memphis Tennessee. The mother, Leigh Ann Tuohy spots Michael walking in the street while the family was returning home from the daughter’s volleyball game and decided to bring him home as well. Other members of the Tuohy family do not seem to warm up and accommodate to him as quickly; and the fact that Michael was not talkative didn’t make the situation any better. After Michael becomes a member of the…

Blindside is based on a guy, michael oher (big mike) A homeless black teen. He’s been out of the school system for years.He has been living on the streets for most of his life because his mom is a drug addict and his father died from suicide. He then got enrolled into this christian school.It was an all white school so he felt uncomfortable. He didn’t talk, he was failing his classes but he was really good at sports. One day he was walking down the street in the dark, where he met leigh Anne and…

by John Lee Hancock. It instantly became my favorite movie. It portrays a young, black man, Michael Oher, who is adopted by a wealthy, white family, The Touhys, trying to succeed in academics and his football career. It shows how he basically comes from nothing and grows up to become a successful football star. I had always wanted to read the book the movie was based on, The Blind Side written by Michael Lewis, ever since I first saw the movie, but I hadn’t ever gotten the chance to. This…

semi-biographical sports drama film. It was written and directed by John Lee Hancock, and based on the 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis. The storyline features Michael Oher, an offensive lineman who played for the Baltimore Ravens and the Tennessee Titans, and currently is signed with the Carolina Panthers in the NFL. The film follows Oher from his disadvantaged childhood, through his years at a prestigious Memphis, Tennessee high school and his subsequent adoption…

psychology aspects in it. It begins when the Tuohy family takes Michael Oher into their home. African Americans like Michael usually weren’t around the town where the Tuohy’s lived nor were they ever apart of a high-class family like the Tuohys. People judge Leigh Anne (Mother) and Michael for this. One instance is when Leigh Anne was sitting at an expensive restaurant with her friends and they laugh about her “project in…

inspirational movie and it is based on a true story of the main character, Michael Oher. Michael Oher is not one of the ordinary, normal black person. He has been given a name known as “Big Mike” for his physical appearance. Michael has had a rough childhood past that left him traumatic image glued into his mind. He has been physically taken away by his drug abuser mother when he was a child and ever since then, Michael has been living in and out of foster homes staying at different families in…

"The Blind Side" is a movie based off a real story that revolves around a homeless, African-American teen named Michael Oher and a white woman named Leigh Anne Tuohy eventually who adopts Michael into her family. Having grown up in a poor neighbourhood and being neglected by his family, Michael eventually gets noticed by Leigh Ann and her family, and they decided that they would help him by giving him a place to live as well as assisting him through high school. Throughout this time, Leigh Anne…

Michael Oher had a rough time growing up, his mother was a drug addict who couldn't care for him and his father was always in prison. Because of that situation he was put in foster care at the age of seven and lacked education during his childhood growing up. This was the reality of Michaels life. But it all changed because Michael Oher was still able to achieved the American dream by not giving up after many setbacks, and accomplishing many great feats in football. Michael spent most of his…

The Blind Side The Blind Side is a quality film based on a true story. The main character, Michael Oher is homeless and has little educational knowledge due to drifting in and out of the school system. Eventually, Leigh and Sean adopted Michael and this changed his life forever. With a little help from them, Michael exceeds in school and becomes an All-American left tackle and first round NFL draft pick. The Blind Side is a quality film based on a true story that exemplifies that no matter what…