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I am connecting to Mitch because I had a similar, highly influential mentor, such as he had. Stan Hurley has been a salient mentor in Mitch’s short time with the CIA. Mitch has learned more in these months with Hurley than any previous time in his life. Hurley goes into every little detail, and is the most meticulous man Mitch has ever known. Hurley’s influence on Rapp evokes memories of my former basketball coach, Tim Bergstrasser. Tim was the best and most influential coach I have ever had. He coerced out team to work hard each and every time we practiced and played. Many days, I would wish for a facile practice, but was glad after practice when we worked hard and improved a lot as a team. Bergstrasser is similar to Hurley as well because he used to play college basketball, similar to how Hurley was a CIA assassin when he was younger. I think for someone to be an adequate teacher, they need to have experienced the profession that they are teaching themselves. Also, Bergstrasser is similar to Hurley because he teaches us with many real game situations. Hurley improves his trainees skills by situations they would encounter in a real mission: “Back in the woods of Virginia the idea was to find cover while Hurley fired live shots at you” (Flynn 354). Mitch was adequately prepared for missions, and he would not crumble under pressure because of his relentless training. This is exactly …show more content…
Mitch Rapp takes every action necessary in this novel to take down the people responsible for his girlfriend’s death. He has made large strides as an agent due to Stan Hurley’s advice. The Islamic Jihadists and Russians better beware of this new highly lethal weapon, named Mitch