Compare Contrast Essay on Hoops and He Got Game
Compare Contrast Essay on Hoops and He Got GameCompare & Contrast Essay
"Hoops" vs. "He Got Game"
"Hoops" is a story about a group of teenagers that play street basketball. They do not have many opportunities until one day when a man named "Cal" offers to coach them in a tournament that will give all the players exposure to "scouts". "He Got Game," on the other hand, is about a player who has too many opportunities. The story focuses on his struggle over whether he should go to college or straight to the NBA. Although there are differences in their opportunities that are available, there are some similarities these characters share as well.
Both of the main characters, in each story, are poor black kids that just graduated out of high school. "Jesus is the main character from "He Got Game", and Lonnie is the main character from "Hoops". One thing they both had in common is that they both had a rough time during their childhood. They both had somebody missing from their family growing up. Lonnie's father died when he was a very young boy, and Jesus lost his dad to prison. However, they both had someone to help push them harder to "take it to their limit". Cal is the character who helped Lonnie by coaching him and Jesus relied on memories...
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