Boys In The Boat Theme

Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown is a must read for people of all ages because of the theme it gives off after you read it. The reason this is such a must read is because one of the main themes which is do not dwell on the past live in the present. This theme is so significant through the book and can be easily seen through the example of Joe. Joe who is just a young boy at his first abandonment after his mother dies and his father moves away he is then forced to stay with a distant relative who lived on the other side of the country. A few years later after Joe moved back in with his father and stepmother Joe was yet again left after Thula wanted Joe to be left behind because of the slim pickings they had. This came as a huge shock to Joe and would probably begin to create

This theme is very present in the book throughout the whole story but none other than the final race in Berlin. The race itself was not looking up for the boys with race odds getting worse and worse and the race continued. They had the worse lane, the boys were feeling extreme pain in their bodies, they got off to an extremely late start, and Don Hume was in terrible racing conditions and dozing off in the boat. All hope seemed lost for the boys but instead of throwing in the towel and giving up but they persevered and grinded out the rest of the race. With nobody giving up and nothing mattered to them but getting that gold rowing medal. With this determination the team won gold by the slimmest of margins but if they gave up earlier in the race they would have had shame on them plus the fact that their determination was for nothing. This idea can be applied in real life with the fact that everyone has to go through hardships and overcome some of the toughest challenges have to be after a person’s hardest drawbacks. However, this lesson can give us insight of how to survive these