TOW #1

 

My First T.O.W is on a sports novel named "Friday Night Lights" The first half of this novel speaks in the likes of each individual football player. Every player has their sanctuary and for these Odessa Panthers, that field was where they strived the most. The book goes on to tell the story in the perspective of the personal lives of the high school athletes. Off the field these young men have had abusive parents, dying relatives, and even marital issues. The book is describing the ride that this football team had every Friday night and on these Friday nights the experience and emotions they felt that this field gave them. The field was symbolic, the field was a symbol of excellence and no matter where you came from or what you are going through you put it aside to give all efforts to this field and never give up. The author has used the rhetorical device, symbolism to tell the amazing story of a fighting football team. The author was able to connect to the audience and create real life passion and morals. The author makes this novel surreal with the setting and the realistic behaviors that come along with it. In 1998 the young men whom descended from Texas they were tough, they didn’t follow social norms they had strong accents and most importantly the desire to play football. The authors purpose is to inspire the audience with an unforgettable come-back story that took the world by storm. Friday Night Lights was written to tell the tale of young men experiencing everyday life lessons just by playing the game of football. To struggle, to live and to prosper is what the author wants the audience to take away from this novel, to be able to learn that whatever we do, do it to the best you can; cause if you don’t you will gain nothing.