Characters: The three main characters are Felton Reinstine, Abby Sauter, and Gus. Felton is mainly what the book talks about but Felton is always with Abby and Gus.
Background: Felton is a tall strong jock that is kind of weird. He has a lot of problems because his dad killed him self when Felton was just five years old. Abby is one of the best looking girls that go their school but she also has some problems. She went from being a valedictorian to drinker because her mean dad divorced her his wife. Gus has been Felton’s life long friend. He can get himself in to trouble a lot but he is also the valedictorian.
Motivation: Felton wants to pick a college that he likes and win some records in track. …show more content…
The state of Wisconsin hates him for choosing Stanford instead of becoming a badger. That isn’t whom he is really up against. He is up against his mortal coil. He is carrying around so much luggage from his dad killing himself. He has to stop and embrace it instead of running away from it.
Plot: In the beginning he travels to a bunch of schools on visits for football. He goes to all the schools and decides he likes Stanford the best. He has to keep this secret for a while because ESPN is going to stream his announcement live on TV. During this time he becomes kind of mean to his friends and he loses some. He becomes really mad. On signing he picks up the Wisconsin hat, sets it down, and then picks up the Stanford hat. The state of Wisconsin begins to hate him and say really mean things to him. He then becomes kind of depressed and he is carrying around his mortal coil from his dad. He starts to drink and he gets caught. Then he gets suspended but still gets to run track.
Resolution: In the end though he turns out all right realizing he has to stop running away from his dad and just embrace him. He stops drinking and goes back to the person he was before and continues his life.
Connection: When he went on visits he wen into the stadiums and watched games. I have been to many college football games.
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