the blind side

The movie The Blind side is a true story about the life of Michael Oher. Michael Oher was a young homeless and traumatized boy. Michael was taken from his mother at a young age. He was placed in different foster homes where he ran away from to get back to his mother. Michael Oher did not attend school around the ages18 months old through 10 years old. His mother was a drug addict. In the movie The Blind side, Michael Oher also known as “Big Mike” attends Wingate Christian School he did not know much of the work that they did in class; he only wrote his name. The little children at the school were afraid of him. S.J the son of Mrs.Tooie was the only one who was not afraid of “Big Mike”. One day after school Mrs.Tooie was picking up S.J and she seen them talking. She asked S.J who was that he was talking too; he answered her and said Big Mike. Michael Oher was seen at the end of a basketball game picking up the left over popcorn in the stands by Mr.Tooie. After leaving the gymnasium, Michael was walking down the street in the cold. The family by the last name of Tooie pulled their car over to talk to him. Mrs.Tooie asked Michael did he have a place to stay. Mrs.Tooie invited Michael to stay at their house for the night, so he could have a place to stay that night because it was too cold. Mr. Tooie did not agree with his wife decision because they did not know anything about Michael at the time. He was a complete stranger. The next day, Michael had straightened up the area where he slept and was on his way. Mrs. Tooie went down stairs to talk to him, but Michael was out the door. She caught him in the driveway. She told Michael that she would take him home. Michael went to get clothes from his house, but he had an eviction notice on his door. He came back to the car and told Mrs.Tooie that his mother was not there. Mrs.Tooie took “Big Mike” and bought him some clothes. Michael was now a part of the Tooie family. Mrs.Tooie decided to give Michael his own room in their house. Michael was grateful for what the Tooie family had done for them. One night Michael left the house and went back to his old neighborhood to look for his mother, so he could get his birth certificate because he wanted his drivers’ license. Michael and a drug dealer that lives in the neighborhood got into an altercation. Mrs. Tooie went seen Michael mother one day and told her that he was living with her and her family. Michael’s mother told Mrs.Tooie “Don’t be surprised if you wake up one day and he’s gone.” Michael grades had gotten better in school and he was placed on the football team. S.J and Michael started to work out and train him for the team. Michael graduated from high school and went to Ole Miss University. Michael was in the first round pick for the NFL draft where he played for Baltimore Ravens.
The moral of the story is a family changed someone’s life around for the good. This story touched me because the family who changed Michael Oher’s life did not have to do what they did. I help people as often as I can, not because I’ll receive a blessing in the end but because I have a good heart and I love to put a smile on people faces who needs or ask for help.