Book 3 Project: Final

            In the Michael Lewis’ The Blind Side, the main character Michael Oher is one unique person.  Between his athletic abilities, his huge size, and his weird upbringing there is really no one like him in the entire world. In this true story about Oher’s life he grew up in the ghetto of Memphis, Tennessee battling many adversities. He lived in many places and slept many nights in different random places. He thinks he has twelve siblings, but it isn’t even sure of that when asked. Comparing him to any other human on this planet is just not a fair question to ask regarding Michael. His unbelievable strength, speed, and perseverance can only be compared to that of a super hero. Standing at six foot five inches and weighing over three hundred pounds, Michael is to say the least a genetic freak. He can run a forty-yard dash in 5.3 seconds. At the 2008 draft combine Michael’s broad jump was one hundred and nine inches.  If I had to compare Michael to one character it would have to be Super Man. They are very similar in their abnormal strength, but also on a deeper level. Super Man was born with out parents until the Kent family found him and took him in. This also happened with Michael. Oher’s mother could never really take care of him, which led to him bouncing around Memphis from home to home. His story begins with his childhood friend’s father Tony Henderson taking him to the rich private school of Briarcrest. From there Michaels amazing story took off. The schools athletic coach’s took a huge interest in Oher because of his amazing size. While at a Briarcrest basketball practice Michael first met his eventual parental guardian, Sean Tuohy. Tuohy had been a volunteer coach at the practice Michael was at. Although the tremendous difference in size and race Tuohy saw a lot of himself in Michael. The book explains how Tuohy growing up was also the poor kid at a rich private school, and he knew how Michael felt. It started with Tuohy giving Michael lunch money so he could eat at school and tranfromed into Leigh Ann Tuohy buying him clothes and offering him a home. Oher and his new family, the Tuhoy’s, could not have been more different. Much like how the Kent’s took in a child who would grow up to be completely different than them. The Tuhoy’s never knew that Michael would grow up to be an eventual first round draft pick or NFL star, just like the Kent’s would have never guessed there new son would grow up to be a savior of Earth. Oher’s story and Super Man’s are oddly alike.  Both of them grew up in homes not of their own, but gained the same thing, a solid and loving family life. Both Super Man and Michael Oher have their new family’s beliefs instilled in them forever. They will both be forever grateful for being given a chance to be part of a new family.