Short Story 'The Hockey Sweater'
The Hockey Sweater
Essay
Have you ever had to wear something you really hate? Or do something you don’t want to? In ‘The Hockey Sweater’ this happens to Roch.The short story ‘The Hockey Sweater’ was very effectively written, realistic and relatable. This is because the characters actions make sense, the setting is realistic and the story was easy to relate to. Have you read something that makes you feel like you're in the book?
How would you act if all your friends and teammates were were angry and laughing at you? In this story the characters actions make sense. If someone was being made fun of they would be sad and want the problem to disappear, so it makes sense that Roch prayed to god to make the sweater or the problem disappear. It also makes sense that he snapped at the referee, if …show more content…
you thought everyone was out to get you and there was an unfair call you would probably get angry and yell.
When Roch, being a huge hockey fan, saw the rival teams hockey jersey in the box, knowing he had to wear it, he got angry this action makes sense. If someone was to cheer for a team and follow a team so much then have to wear the rivals sweater it would tick me off.
These actions are all realistic and make sense supporting the effectiveness of the writing.
Do you know any big hockey cities? There are sometimes riots over hockey games. The setting in this story is realistic, helping the understanding of the story. They are in Montreal a very big hockey city, so it makes sense that kids would not like him for wearing a rival teams sweater. If it was in a city that was not a very big city a there were people who liked a variety of teams it wouldn’t be as realistic for all the kids to be angry with him for wearing a different jersey then theirs. Also the time in which the story took place is realistic, it took place in the
1960’s. This setting is realistic because no one orders from catalogs anymore they go online or go to the store. When Roch smashes his sick on the ice the referee sends him to the church. The time frame of around 1960 helps this be realistic because priests don’t ever referee
games anymore and if someone got in trouble they wouldn’t be likely sent to the church they would have some other punishment. If there wasn’t the right setting the story would not make any sense. Do you have a good story that you can relate to? The story The Hockey Sweater is very is to relate to. The mom will not send back the sweater because it would be a waste of money, that is a relatable scene if you have ever had to wear old clothes. Someone can relate to this if they have a mom who doesn’t want to throw away clothes or is a mom who made their kid wear use clothes. Also kids can relate to getting angry over not getting what they want because this is a common household argument. Lastly everyone young boy or adult can relate to the kids lifestyle, hockey, school and church being the only places he is. With most children into sports they would play that sport a great deal, school is always a part of kids lives and if they were faithful catholics they would go to church a lot especially in the 1960’s, so most adults can relate their childhood to this story and some kids can too, playing a sport, going to school and following a religion.
For the reasons above I believe the story ‘The Hockey Sweater’ is very effectively written. The authors great use of the characters actions, the setting and how the story is easy to relate to helps the effectiveness of the story. Have you read the story ‘The Hockey Sweater’?
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Mark Coates
Essay
Have you ever had to wear something you really hate? Or do something you don’t want to? In ‘The Hockey Sweater’ this happens to Roch.The short story ‘The Hockey Sweater’ was very effectively written, realistic and relatable. This is because the characters actions make sense, the setting is realistic and the story was easy to relate to. Have you read something that makes you feel like you're in the book?
How would you act if all your friends and teammates were were angry and laughing at you? In this story the characters actions make sense. If someone was being made fun of they would be sad and want the problem to disappear, so it makes sense that Roch prayed to god to make the sweater or the problem disappear. It also makes sense that he snapped at the referee, if …show more content…
you thought everyone was out to get you and there was an unfair call you would probably get angry and yell.
When Roch, being a huge hockey fan, saw the rival teams hockey jersey in the box, knowing he had to wear it, he got angry this action makes sense. If someone was to cheer for a team and follow a team so much then have to wear the rivals sweater it would tick me off.
These actions are all realistic and make sense supporting the effectiveness of the writing.
Do you know any big hockey cities? There are sometimes riots over hockey games. The setting in this story is realistic, helping the understanding of the story. They are in Montreal a very big hockey city, so it makes sense that kids would not like him for wearing a rival teams sweater. If it was in a city that was not a very big city a there were people who liked a variety of teams it wouldn’t be as realistic for all the kids to be angry with him for wearing a different jersey then theirs. Also the time in which the story took place is realistic, it took place in the
1960’s. This setting is realistic because no one orders from catalogs anymore they go online or go to the store. When Roch smashes his sick on the ice the referee sends him to the church. The time frame of around 1960 helps this be realistic because priests don’t ever referee
games anymore and if someone got in trouble they wouldn’t be likely sent to the church they would have some other punishment. If there wasn’t the right setting the story would not make any sense. Do you have a good story that you can relate to? The story The Hockey Sweater is very is to relate to. The mom will not send back the sweater because it would be a waste of money, that is a relatable scene if you have ever had to wear old clothes. Someone can relate to this if they have a mom who doesn’t want to throw away clothes or is a mom who made their kid wear use clothes. Also kids can relate to getting angry over not getting what they want because this is a common household argument. Lastly everyone young boy or adult can relate to the kids lifestyle, hockey, school and church being the only places he is. With most children into sports they would play that sport a great deal, school is always a part of kids lives and if they were faithful catholics they would go to church a lot especially in the 1960’s, so most adults can relate their childhood to this story and some kids can too, playing a sport, going to school and following a religion.
For the reasons above I believe the story ‘The Hockey Sweater’ is very effectively written. The authors great use of the characters actions, the setting and how the story is easy to relate to helps the effectiveness of the story. Have you read the story ‘The Hockey Sweater’?
BY
:
Mark Coates