The Blind Side - Michael Lewis Analyze

A bestseller indentifies an extremely popular book by its inclusion on lists and currently top selling titles based on the publishing industry. In everyday use, the term bestseller is not always associated with a specified level of sales but the highest-selling titles in the category over a certain period. The Blind Side represents the number one New York Time’s bestseller in 2009 because it possesses such qualities such as the inspirational story that emotionally attracts readers, its steady high rate of sales and its hidden substructure of the game of football. The novel introduces an intriguing hook of football history while intertwining the relationship of the game with the character development of a teenage boy, and concludes with a life lesson of love, family, and opportunity.

By introducing the study of football, Lewis analyzes the evolution of the left side tackle designed to protect a right-handed quarterback’s right side, particularly from the progression of speed linebackers exemplified by Lawrence Taylor that gave recognition to the term, the blind side after he “started knocking people’s heads off” (Lewis, 21). He provides in depth explanations of football logic for sports fans to enjoy and people unfamiliar with the sport an easy comprehension to the game. Lewis explores the limits of conventionally thinking of how strategic changes affect the value of exceptionally quick football behemoths, portrayed by Taylor and Oher. Sports fans enjoy the tactical breakdowns of the history of the game and other readers enjoy the involving issues that keep them engaged to plot development.

Next, Lewis provides a more comprehensive and detailed account of how the interactions of people can change the lives of others. He reveals a profound truth about human character and the disparity between the rich and the poor. The story of an underprivileged young boy taken in by a wealthy Christian family who attempts to socialize and educate him for the