Friday Night Lights by H.G. Bissinger

I am nearing the end of this book. Boobies Miles was never able to heal 100%. He was so angry over this that he decided to quit the team. Being around football for him only made his own struggles worse. Boobie knew he was born to play football, however he also knew that he wouldn't ever get a chance to after his injury.

One of the main motif's throughout the book is racism. This seems to be an issue throughout the entire book. In the small of Odessa, Texas, racism was a large part of peoples every day lives. It almost seemed as if people were used to it and were able to ignore it. For the football team, which consisted of players of all different races and ethnicities, racism was a major struggle. It seems as if as the book goes, the team learns how to deal with these issues. They begin to set an example to the rest of the town, because no matter what race or skin color, in order to win they must all work together, and thats all that matters. The football teams helps to unite the people of this small town in Texas, and see past the racial issues, and see what really matters.