Education in “Friday Night Lights”
...r goal. At the age of 17 they were responsible for either making or breaking the town’s common dream. These boys had so much pressure on them not only to win but they were responsible for the happiness of their town. The town believed that these kids’ lives revolved around winning, they didn’t need the insurance of an education because spending time on things like learning would take away from practice, it just wasn’t worth it. “Friday Night Lights” is not a book about the honor and glory of American football. Instead it’s a book about kids who are responsible for keeping their community’s dream alive. All the pride this town had came from the glory of winning football games. Without the win, they were no better than any one else. This way of life resulted in tragedy for Boobie Miles, the star of the high school football team. During a game in the early part of the season, he tears his. When he got hurt, football wasn’t an option anymore, when for his whole life, it was his only option. When he learns he is no longer able to play footbal...