Theme & Summary

The Blinde Side

 

The theme of the blind side is if you are going to judge people then judge them on their character not their outward appearance. Until you get to know a person you should never judge them on their outward appearance because you do not know their background or their story. Michael Ore appeared to be a homeless young man. Which he was but he had so many great achievements in the rest of his life because of the kind family the Tuohys.

He was placed in a foster home at seven to get away from his drug addict parents and many other problems going on with his life. He was accepted as a part of the Tuohys when he was seventeen. He was shy and confused with his life. Nothing stopped him or the Tuohy family from helping him. Michael Oehr graduated with a GPA of .6 still that did not stop him from anything. He ended up getting into Ole Miss and become an all-American offensive left tackle. This shows Michael Oehrs great courage. He turned his life around with major help from the Tuohy family. Who knows where he would have been without them. They accepted him into their family and treated him as a brother and like one of their own sons. Never once did they judge him on his previous lifestyle they helped him to become successful in life and changed his life for the better in many different ways. Not only did the Tuohy family change Michael’s life, Michael was also changing their life each and every day. They were a well-rounded and wealthy family but instead of keeping the wealth to themselves they shared it with others who needed it much more than they did. This quote helps explain that, Page 68,

"God gives people money to see how they’re going to handle it."

 

The tuohy family handled their wealth in a good way. They gave it to the people who needed and put others in front of themselves. This book is an amazing story that shows many different traits for example kindness, courage, and honor. Another quote that helps you understand the background Michael came from but that he has put that in the past and moved on with his life to many greater and better things. Page 89,

"Michael’s gift is that the Good Lord gave him the ability to forget. He's mad at no one and doesn't really care what happened. His story might be sad, but he's not sad."

 

No matter where he came from or the previous things that happened in his life he still was able to become an all-American football player and get into a great college and overcome many challenging obstacles that stood in his way of success.

 

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