Have you ever heard something on accident, but want to figure out what it was? Well, that’s what’s going on with Steven Thomas and Susan Carroll. They both overheard a conversation between a Minnesota State teacher and Star player, Chip Garber, saying that if Chip didn’t throw the game between Duke in the national championship, he would tell the NCAA that Minnesota was using an ineligible/illegal player. After finding this out both Steven and Susan want to help Chip out before the national championship on Monday. Steven, the protagonist of Last Shot by John Feinstein, and I are alike in many ways. We both share the same view of the world, are viewed by the world in similar ways, and I would respond in a comparable way to the central conflict of the novel. Therefore, I believe given the chance, we could be friends.
Steven Thomas, the protagonist, sees the world in a beautiful and opportunistic way. Steven thinks the world will give opportunity when needed to people who put the work in. He also thinks the world is beautiful because he sees people doing the things they love to do, During his time at the Final Four in New Orleans, he sees how beautiful the city of New Orleans was people in the city was kind and treated him with respect even though he was an
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Steven is proclaimed to be a very clever and smart 8th grader, but throughout the book he has proven to be a smart kid, when Susan Carroll was in a situation that she can’t get out of Steven would back her up with a clever believable lie so both can get off the hook so they can help Chip Graber before the game against Duke. But besides that Steven is always able to come up with a story of his Final Four experience in a matter of minutes, he also applies ideas to help people with certain things like typing a paper, helping on a project, and was able to teach someone in