The name of the author who wrote this very interesting book, "Friday Night Lights," is H. Bissinger was a newspaper editor in Philadelphia, after a while he went to Oddessa to meet the members of the 1988 Permian Panther football team. Incredibly enough for the next four months he was with them through every practice, meeting and games. It was almost as if he joined the team, because he was there with them no matter where they went. He also started to write a book about this team, which went through many good and bad times during that period of time.
The other main character in this text was Boobie Miles, since Bissinger paid a lot of attention to him, and a little less to the other characters. The author describes many things about his family: what happened, when it happened and how it happened. But the main idea that the author is trying to make in this text, is to show how America represents itself. He does this by choosing a high school football team. Since football plays a big role in American society the author chose to write about it. He described dreams and accomplishments that that football team had, and in essence America also had.
These dreams and accomplishments were achieved by Boobie, who was one of the greatest players on the Permian High School football team. His childhood affected him very much, in fact it was the determining factor in his success today. He was raised "back in a tiny town that looked like all the other tiny towns that dotted the plains like little bottle caps, back in the place the whites liked to call Niggertown" (Bissinger, 58). .
There was a lot of racism in these little towns. His uncle L.V. Miles described this little town as very terrible. And this was true, because "the only way he could to go into a restaurant, if at all, was through the back" and this was only because he was black (Bissinger, 59). Another example of racism was displayed when he was not " allowed to go to high school football games unless he climbed a light pole or snuck under a fence; where it was perfectly fine to go to the Saturday afternoon matinee as long as he took the stairs to the right and sat in the balcony" (Bissinger, 59).
Friday Night Lights People's perception of small town Texas is generally an area consumed by high school football and racism. ... Bissinger's Friday Night Lights is the story of one man's experience with both segregation and football at Permian High School in Odessa, Texas. ...
Friday Night Lights, H.G. ... But Friday Night Lights also described the dark side of Permian football, the craziness that gripped Odessa citizens in pursuit of state championships. ... Bissinger, who has just released a new edition of Friday Night Lights, stands by the book. ... And when asked if he's ever read Friday Night Lights, he reaches into his desk drawer and pulls out a dog-eared hard copy. ... The 1988 season, the one Friday Night Lights recounts, was not one of the Panthers' best. ...
Critique of Friday Night Lights By H.G. Bissinger Friday Night Lights: A team, a town, a dream is the story of the 1988 Permian High School football team in Odessa, Texas. The book covers a year in the life of the team, from the ending of the 1987 season through the conclusion of the 1988 seas...
The book Friday Night Lights, is a true story of the 1988 Permian High School football team in Odessa, Texas. ... Despite these reasons, the Permian Panthers played on Friday nights in front of crowds that grew up to 20,000 fans. ... Friday Night Lights was written on the account of the teams success during Panthers 1988 football season, and their successful attempt to qualify for a place in the play-offs for the state championship. However there season was cut short, on a rainy night, they were finally beaten in a semi-final game by the Carter Cowboys...
The sun comes up, the sun goes down, to some this Friday is an ordinary day, but to me it is the night for football. ... The halogen lights shinning from all four corners of the field and cheering crowds is the best part. The lights bring a stream down through the fog filled sky onto the dew-covered grass. ... The game will end and so will life but the memories from the sport on Friday night will be a legacy in every individual high school player's mind....
This year our practice schedule was changed from beginning at 6 to starting at 8 o clock under the lights at our complex. ... October 30, 2013 Tonight was not the night to start trying not to procrastinate. ... The previous weekend we had state and we took Thursday and Friday off from school which put me behind in school. ... Since tonight was Halloween and I had just gotten grounded, tonight was the perfect night to start. ... I was planning on going to Utah Friday after school with Robert, and Noah but that plan was shut down on Thursday night. ...
Atmosphere in a Way You Will Never Forget The sun comes up, the sun goes down, to some this Friday is an ordinary day, but to me it is the night for football. ... The halogen lights shinning from all four corners of the field and cheering crowds is the best part. The lights bring a stream down through the fog filled sky onto the dew-covered grass. ... The game will end and so will life but the memories from the sport on Friday night will be a legacy in every individual high school player's mind....
After I got inside, the first thing that caught my eye was the lights. ... Below is a picture of the lights on the first night. One thing that surprised me was on Friday because of how dirty the park already was after only one day. ... The park was trashed on Friday, but they did a fantastic job cleaning it because it was spotless. ... The lights were crazy, smoke machines going off, and even fireworks throughout the performance. ...
On Fridays in the fall, all day the school's football team grinds out another day of school as they look forward to there action filled night. ... There are always stories that come around about high school games, known as "Friday nights under the lights!". ... The weather always seems to be just right on game night. The team comes out for there pre-game warm up, the sun is setting, while the lights are being turned on. ... They see as their friends are coming onto the field, preparing for their own adventurous night, because they know that on this night they are meant to be here, on ...
