Jim Thorpe: Original All-American
Eric Cain
English 10 period 5
January 14,2009
I. Jim Thorpe Original All-American by Joseph Bruchac
II.The book I read was a biography. The reason I know this is because it talked about his life throughout the book written from the writer. Throughout the book it used words like he and his in almost every paragraph. In this book he gave many stories of his childhood to his adulthood, which was narractorated by Jim Thorpe. One example is when Jim is playing football he says “I had spent most of that game with my old friend, the bench.” Another example is near the end of the book when Thorpe says, “I was the best-known athlete in the world and a sports hero.
The reason I chose this book is because I like to read books about people …show more content…
One trait he has is brave, throughout his life he had to deal with a lot of family tradigies especially since his father died when he was just a little boy. He also is very shy, he probably became this way because when he was little his mother sent him to an Indian boarding school, which he hated because he had no friends so he was mostly lonely throughout his childhood. Another trait is that he is lucky, this is true because throughout his life he has ran in to many lucky importunnites. One example of this is when he ran away from his boarding school one time he ran into Pop Warner, who is a coach for football. This coach gave him the opportunity to play on his football and track team where he first began his athletic career. The authors theme in this book is that hard work pays off. Jim had to work hard to become the great athlete that he was, it didn’t just happen overnight he was always practicing to become the best that he could be. The setting of this book take place all over the world but mostly in Pennsylvania where Jim was born and lived most of his life during the late 1880’s.The authors tone is very happy, he is showing off Jim’s accomplishments that he has had during his life and why he is such a great
English 10 period 5
January 14,2009
I. Jim Thorpe Original All-American by Joseph Bruchac
II.The book I read was a biography. The reason I know this is because it talked about his life throughout the book written from the writer. Throughout the book it used words like he and his in almost every paragraph. In this book he gave many stories of his childhood to his adulthood, which was narractorated by Jim Thorpe. One example is when Jim is playing football he says “I had spent most of that game with my old friend, the bench.” Another example is near the end of the book when Thorpe says, “I was the best-known athlete in the world and a sports hero.
The reason I chose this book is because I like to read books about people …show more content…
One trait he has is brave, throughout his life he had to deal with a lot of family tradigies especially since his father died when he was just a little boy. He also is very shy, he probably became this way because when he was little his mother sent him to an Indian boarding school, which he hated because he had no friends so he was mostly lonely throughout his childhood. Another trait is that he is lucky, this is true because throughout his life he has ran in to many lucky importunnites. One example of this is when he ran away from his boarding school one time he ran into Pop Warner, who is a coach for football. This coach gave him the opportunity to play on his football and track team where he first began his athletic career. The authors theme in this book is that hard work pays off. Jim had to work hard to become the great athlete that he was, it didn’t just happen overnight he was always practicing to become the best that he could be. The setting of this book take place all over the world but mostly in Pennsylvania where Jim was born and lived most of his life during the late 1880’s.The authors tone is very happy, he is showing off Jim’s accomplishments that he has had during his life and why he is such a great