Characterism In The Hockey Sweater

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The Hockey Sweater Introduction The story starts with the narrator talking about how all the children played a lot of hockey. All of Roch’s friends wore the same hockey sweater, Montreal Canadians #9. Rising Action One day, Roch’s mother stopped him from going to hockey practice. The Montreal Canadians sweater that he wore was too ripped and small, and Roch’s mother was not one to have her child looking poor. Roch’s mother sent a letter for another hockey sweater, but to Roch’s horror, this was a Canadian Maple Leafs sweater. After being forced to wear it, he went to the skating rink. When he arrived, he jumped on the ice, ready to play, but the coach said he would play on the second line. He wasn’t even playing on the third line. Suddenly…show more content…
Setting This story takes place in Quebec in 1946. The mood is reminiscent. Characters Roch- He is the main character, who is very pouty. Roch’s mother- She seems to be rich, and fashionable. The coach- He doesn’t seem to keep his word very well. Response I found this short story interesting because it showed a conflict between English and French Canadians. When Roch thought he was being persecuted just because of his different hockey sweater, I knew how he felt. When I was younger, sometimes I felt that I was being treated unfairly because I was smaller. I did think that penalty for Roch was unfair, but I don’t think that Roch should have lost his temper. People today trying to change the world’s injustice don’t lose their temper, or else nobody will listen to them. A few questions I had was why everyone seemed to worship Maurice Richard, and not any other Montreal Canadians, and whether or not the coach really was discriminating against Roch for his sweater. Maybe Maurice was one of the best players on the hockey team. And I thought that the coach probably didn’t care at all what sweater Roch. It was probably a coincidence. If it wasn’t a coincidence, I wonder why people in Quebec didn’t like English teams then. Maybe’s it’s
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