Bobby Framingham is the star quarterback at Drango High School and one of the most talented hish school football players in California. Hes waiting on scholarship offers from big schools and hopes he'll go pro after college. On the field, his teamates are like his brothes. But off the field heknows hes different-Bobby is gay. Can he still be one of the guys and be honest about who he is? And even more, if people knew, could he still get that scholarship? Bobbys not sure. After all, thereare no openly gay male atheletes in any of the mafor college or pro sports. Can he help change that? He doesnt want to be a hero or a poster boy for gay rights-he just wants to play football-but how he handles his situation will send a big message. Just like football, once Bobby is forced out of the pocket he'll have to make a play.
In my opinion, one of the main things that makes a book appealing to a person is a connection with that book. For me, the connection with this book was the fact that Bobby was gay. Though I found many more things I liked about this book, like how the games Bobby plays were described in such a way that I wanted to sit down and turn on ESPN. Im not a sports person and never was, thats just how good Bill Konigsberg wrote this book. Out of the Pocket wasnt written to be a sad story, and any bad things are immediately followed by something fun or happy or an accepting person afterwards. Furthermore, in my English class, I learned about comic relief and this is clearly provided by the character of Bobbys best freind, Carrie. Her weird personality provided for priceless moments that had me busting out laughing. The book isnt exactly based on the hate Bobby may find in people, with the most evilish person he encounters being a high school journalist by the name of Finch Gozeman. While there is the usual amount of that all dreaded hate, most are accepting of Bobby and provided for a very pleasureable expeirence while Bobby worked out his problems while working his best to bring his team to the championship.
In my opinion, one of the main things that makes a book appealing to a person is a connection with that book. For me, the connection with this book was the fact that Bobby was gay. Though I found many more things I liked about this book, like how the games Bobby plays were described in such a way that I wanted to sit down and turn on ESPN. Im not a sports person and never was, thats just how good Bill Konigsberg wrote this book. Out of the Pocket wasnt written to be a sad story, and any bad things are immediately followed by something fun or happy or an accepting person afterwards. Furthermore, in my English class, I learned about comic relief and this is clearly provided by the character of Bobbys best freind, Carrie. Her weird personality provided for priceless moments that had me busting out laughing. The book isnt exactly based on the hate Bobby may find in people, with the most evilish person he encounters being a high school journalist by the name of Finch Gozeman. While there is the usual amount of that all dreaded hate, most are accepting of Bobby and provided for a very pleasureable expeirence while Bobby worked out his problems while working his best to bring his team to the championship.
