Pigskin Patriarchy And Pain Analysis

In “Pigskin, Patriarchy, And Pain” we read about the experiences of Don Sabo, a young boy who started off by wanting to change himself. Don said he was “too fat, too short, too weak.” He believed that by playing football, things would change for him. What follows is very violent; his skin was pricked with thorns, he was punched in the gut and groin repeatedly and essentially told to man up. Don went on to play NCAA division one football which isn’t an easy thing to do. While playing D1 football, he says that breaking other people's bones were little signs of victory, when blood was drawn he would nod in approval. All this savagery went on to take a real toll on Don, he eventually had to have a spinal fusion in which three of his vertebrae were