though it is worded differently it always has the same meaning. In John Grisham’s Bleachers, Neely Crenshaw is so stuck in the past he has only been to his home town three times since he graduated (when his football jersey was retired, when he was Paul’s best man, and when Coach Rake died). He has fallen from being the perfect All-American and cannot face the town he used to love and call home. Even when Neely is talking to friends he still has to be the All-American they knew. As he left the bleachers
trying to figure out their lives. The football players may have huge egos, but deep down they are greedy and want more. The student section is always supportive of the team, yet on the inside they are jealous and wish they were noticed. Young girls in Messina give themselves away and break their own hearts. They do this just to satisfy the players. Overall, the parents could even possibly regret moving there. They have set up
the separation in Messina began with Rake. When Rake was hired as head football coach of the Messina Spartans, he began his rise to becoming a hero and the descent to becoming a villain. He began a game of chest by setting the board the way he wanted it. Rake’s football program not only put football first, but did not allow for any other contenders. One either was or was not, a have or a have not. Cameron, Screamer, and Neely all took different approaches to Coach Rake’s and Messina’s style. Messina’s
with their lover, Neely Crenshaw, who happens to be the stud quarterback on the high school football team. Their status is created by many factors: how they act, what they wear, and what activities they are involved in. Although, the creation of the personality can be ascribed to another major influence: money. Cameron knows that there is life outside of high-school, and