Friday Night Lights by H.G. Bissinger Essay -- rural town, football cra

H.G. Bissingers Friday nighttime Lights brings to mind the cold, autumn nights of 1988 where a t proclaim, erect like any other rural town in America, was brought unneurotic in such a raw and emotional way. From the rise and dismount of Boobie Miles to the push for the playoffs, it is clear that 1988 Odessa was swept up in the glory of football(a) to replace the grandeur of the 1950s, which seemed to deteriorate throughout that hectic decade. While a modern reader may view Bissingers masterpiece as a tale from a dated and faraway place, several factors stool kept it in the publics eye. What is it about Friday Night Lights that liquid resonates today? The answer freighter still be found in the same rural towns of America. Though it may seem incredible, Texas is still football crazy, and it may be fairly concluded that emotions have only more or less receded from the obsession they once held towards high educate football. Peoples unfitness to analyze themselves, the impact a c ommunity can have on younger generations, and the way priorities can easily be warped all struck me as subjects that have stayed true in Texas culture oer the past 26 years. I will be discussing these topics throughout this dissection of Friday Night Lights. The ability to analyze ones self is a sign that seems to be lacking in nearly anyone until, supposedly, they reach full maturity. It can be noted that this ability is extremely lacking in every character introduced in the book, including adults. All of the coaches and parents fail to realize the great arrive of pressure they place on the kids. Rather than being supported, Boobie Miles is treated as a has been at the age of eighteen by everyone surrounding him. usurp Billingsley is dejected at the beginning of the season, even b... ...at Round Rock because the school was having difficulty supporting it. It can be understood why the football season of 1988 seems like such a faraway place. 1995, the year I and many of my fell ow classmates were born, marked twenty six years since Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. Though it is not a pleasant thought, it seems that the problems Americans faced in 1969, 1988, and presently will be problems we must face for years to come. It is our duty to agnise Texas a better place to live, encourage younger generations that success and cheer exist after high school, and that one is in charge of his own destiny. Works CitedCantu, Rick. States Stadium Spending, Amenities Raise Eyebrows. Austin News, Sports, Weather, Longhorns. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014. .