Ivory As A Contradiction: Chapter 6 Bissinger

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In chapter 6 Bissinger covers Ivory as a contradiction. Ivory is a boy who looks to relieve himself both through spiritual thinking and the physical aggression on the field. Ivory fond of football he does identify himself by it. Ivory had committed himself to god and spending most of his time as a young minister with the community church. This new commitment makes it strange with Ivory’s other passion for the hard work on the field and on games days.

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