Analysis Of John Grisham's 'Bleachers'

In the book Bleachers by John Grisham, Rake was a long time hero because of the winning streak of 84 games and the 13 state titles Rake, but despite the legacy and popularity of Coach Eddie Rake, he is a horrible person. Rake is a horrible person because of the way he treated people by yelling at the mayor for being on his Field. “Coach Rake had once cursed loudly at a well-dressed gentleman who committed the sin of stepping onto the sacred Bermuda grass of The Field. The gentleman backtracked quickly, then walked around the sideline, and when he drew closer Rake realized he had just cursed the Mayor of Messina” (Grisham 5). Not surprisingly, the mayor had gotten offended by being cursed out loud in front of a huge crowd for stepping on the

Rake’s actions proved that he is a horrible person by disrespecting authority and even his players. Rake even went as far as to kill one of his players, Scotty Reardon.

In the book Bleachers by John Grisham, Rake was a long time hero because of the winning streak of 84 games and the 13 state titles Rake, but despite the legacy and popularity of Coach Eddie Rake, he is a horrible person. Rake is a horrible person because of the way he treated people by yelling at the mayor for being on his Field. “Coach Rake had once cursed loudly at a well-dressed gentleman who committed the sin of stepping onto the sacred Bermuda grass of The Field. The gentleman backtracked quickly, then walked around the sideline, and when he drew closer Rake realized he had just cursed the Mayor of Messina” (Grisham 5). Not surprisingly, the mayor had gotten offended by being cursed out loud in front of a huge crowd for stepping on the grass of The Field. The next day the mayor tried to fire Rake for cursing him out. Since the people of Messina respected Coach Rake a lot, the next election for mayor, the people defeated him. “The locals defeated the Mayor four to one as soon as his name appeared on the next ballot” (Grisham

“Since it was a Sunday morning, and a no-contact session, both team trainees were absent, at Rake’s instructions. Nor was there an ambulance close by. The boys would describe later how Rake held Scotty’s head in his lap while they waited for an eternity to hear a siren. But he was dead in the bleachers, and he was certainly dead when he finally arrived at the hospital. Heatstroke” (Grisham 76). This shows how extremely harsh Rake was during practice. He would make them run bleachers with their pads on in the scorching sun with very few breaks for water. He was known as a murderer after Scotty’s death. Rake was later fired for killing Scotty Reardon, even though Rake tried to fight it, he ultimately