Character
This person injured his knee while playing an early season game for the Permian Panthers.
Who is Boobie Miles?
This is the main boom-bust industry for Odessa.
What is the oil industry?
This type of conflict is shown between Charlie Billingsley and Don Billingsley.
What is person versus person?
The white people of Odessa can go an entire day without seeing a person of colour as long as they remain north of the tracks, thereby proving this theme.
What is the oppression of people based on wealth?
This item is worn to symbolize failure on the football field.
What is the white practice jersey?
This is the name of the head coach of the Permian Panthers.
Who is Gary Gaines?
This happens to Coach Gaines after the Panthers lose the game against Marshall?
What is for sale signs are placed on his front lawn?
L.V. struggles to decide whether or not to let Boobie play during the same season that he injures his knee shows this type of conflict.
What is person versus self?
Many people within the black community believe that things will not get better for their living circumstances, therefore some do not push to make change shows this theme.
What is fatalism causes stagnation (things stay the same)?
This concrete item represents the racial war in Odessa, Texas.
What is the football field?
This character went to Harvard and earned a law degree.
Who is Brian Chavez?
Chris Comer stepped up for Boobie meaning that the team could do this without Boobie.
What is win (go to State)?
Ivory Christian shows person versus supernatural/divine being when he does this.
What is leave his pastor/preaching ambition to return to football for a college scholarship?
The Pepettes put all their time, effort, and energy into making the football players happy, thereby demonstrating this theme.
What is girls should play the roles set out by there foremothers?
The train tracks represent this abstract concept.
What is the racial division between the white population in Odessa and the black and Hispanic population of Odessa?
This teacher reported a true Math mark for his student which resulted in him being reassigned to a different job in a different town.
Who is Will Bates?
What is one of the players (Gary Edwards) was not supposed to play because of his math grade?
The terrain is so dry that nothing will grow in Odessa thereby creating a lack of resources and financial opportunities results in this type of conflict.
What is person versus nature?
More money is spent in chartering planes for football games than on any textbooks or supplies with Permian High School thereby proving this theme.
What is the priority of football over education in Odessa, Texas?
This concrete item represents the boom-bust economic destruction of the oil industry.
What are the old oil riggs?
This person was the lead candidate for the Republican Party who was loved by most of "white" Odessa.
Who is George Bush?
The coaches dream of this at the end of every football season.
What is next season?
All of Odessa struggles with the ambition and performance of the Permian Panthers, thereby showing this type of conflict.
What is person versus society?
Often times, the alumni players of Permian Football do not know what to do with themselves once football ends for them thereby proving this theme.
What is the loss of purpose in life?
This is the concrete item that represents hope for the people of Odessa.
What is a football?