What Is The Father Son Relationship In Friday Night Lights

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A father is a very important part of every kid's life. In the little town of Odessa, Texas, there are many father-son relationships, but some are better than others. And in the book Friday Night Lights by H.G. Bissinger, a lot of these relationships are created through football. As the town of Odessa is very tight with the Permian Panthers football team, the fathers and their sons who play on the football team are close as well. Some of the relationships are built on trust and respect and others are built on fear and pressure to succeed. Some players have a better relationship with their guardians than others, but with sports they are all stronger. Football has brought a much needed life to Odessa, the Permian Panthers have put Odessa on the …show more content…

Boobie being the strong black running back that he was, and LV being the supportive father figure and football fan, the two had an extremely different type of relationship than the Billingsley’s. When Boobie was ten, LV saved him from going into the constant cycle of foster homes and adopted him. LV brought him into his home in Odessa and raised him like his own. The two instantly connected over football, LV seeing the great potential in him, and not wanting to see Boobie miss out on the chance to play. He channeled Boobies energy and natural size and strength to Permian Panther Football. Not only did Boobie thrive in football but the relationship between him and LV was incredibly strong for not even being father and son. But unlike Charlie Billingsley, LV was not a football star; in fact, he had never played football. LV had grown up in a town called Crane, where the black man was to stay on his side of the wall and not to bother the whites. Being the minority in that town, fewer options were given to the blacks, including football. All LV wanted was to play football, but he never got the chance. Some may think that LV is living his football dream through Boobie. But unlike the Billingsley’s, this relationship went way past football. Only the two, Boobie and LV, truly understand the genuineness of their relationship. “I didn’t want to see him go anywhere else, get away from the family, and never see him again” (61, Bissinger), LV explains his feelings when visiting Boobie in a foster home. After that moment LV was determined to get him out of the foster system. When he finally did, great things happened, Boobie was ultimately happier, in a better place to succeed, and had

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