Michael Oher Analysis

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I underestimated him. That's exactly what the teachers and coaches of Michael oher were thinking because they all underestimated his set of skills at one point in Michael's life. The theme of the blind side is don't underestimate anyone. Michael was underestimated in sports and his teachers underestimated his ability to learn.
The first place Michael is underestimated is when the teachers see his transcripts. “Michael there are a lot of people in this school waiting to see you fail.”(p.58), also “At the end of the first semester he'd come home from the briarcrest christian school with four A’s,two B’s, and a C.”(p.178). This shows how people underestimated Michael by expecting him to fail his classes at briarcrest,but after the first semester he was passing every one of his classes
Michael was also underestimated when it came to discus. “Because with the discus it’s not how big you are it’s about the technique you use. The discus is not physiologically suited for the football lineman type.”(p.77), and “Michael oher would break the west tennessee sectional record in the discus” (p.79). Because of Michaels body type he was underestimated in the discus. But in the end he broke
the tennessee record in discus. …show more content…

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