David Green Day Analysis
In the 1950s, David Green, Jewish football star, lives in the economically diminishing town of Scranton, Pennsylvania. For his senior year of high school, David is given a scholarship to St. Matthew’s, an elite Catholic prep school located in Massachusetts. When he arrives, he meets all of his teammates, a few that he forms a bond with, Charlie Dillon, Rip Van Kelt, Jack Connors, and his roommate Chris Reece. David Green then learns about St. Matthews’ cherished honor code system, which stands by; Honor, Respect, and Accountability. It was a living entity, a guideline the school swore by, and those that broke the code met with the headmaster to discuss consequences. Soon learning that his friends are very prejudiced towards Jews, as they
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He is also very insecure about his ability to live up to what his family expects of him, even though his parents seem to be quite friendly and tolerant. Dillon had built up some envy for David even while they were good friends. Because of the reason he was moved from quarterback to halfback due to the fact he was too small to be a quarterback. Most of the football plays that depended on Dillon result in either a loss of yards or turnovers. On the day St. Matthew’s won the big game against St. Luke’s their rival, Dillon fumbles the ball, almost costing them the game. Dillon’s older brother, a Harvard quarterback, gets inducted into the St. Matthew’s Hall of Fame on the day of the fumble. Dillon seemed very depressed the whole day, in his eyes, everyone in the world was moving up except for him. Dillon is also a very mischievous, trouble-causing, good looking kid. He also finds out David is romantically involved with Sally Wheelers, who Dillon thought what his girl. Sally and Dillon apparently vacationed together since they were about 5, so it’s very possible she grew to see him more as a brotherly figure instead of a boyfriend. A quote from Charlie Dillon: “You know, I’m still gonna get into Harvard, and in 10 years no one will remember that any of this happened. But you’ll still be a goddamn Jew.” David replies “And you’ll still be a prick.” This quote from Dillon describes his character pretty well too. He always worries about his future and doesn’t care about
He is also very insecure about his ability to live up to what his family expects of him, even though his parents seem to be quite friendly and tolerant. Dillon had built up some envy for David even while they were good friends. Because of the reason he was moved from quarterback to halfback due to the fact he was too small to be a quarterback. Most of the football plays that depended on Dillon result in either a loss of yards or turnovers. On the day St. Matthew’s won the big game against St. Luke’s their rival, Dillon fumbles the ball, almost costing them the game. Dillon’s older brother, a Harvard quarterback, gets inducted into the St. Matthew’s Hall of Fame on the day of the fumble. Dillon seemed very depressed the whole day, in his eyes, everyone in the world was moving up except for him. Dillon is also a very mischievous, trouble-causing, good looking kid. He also finds out David is romantically involved with Sally Wheelers, who Dillon thought what his girl. Sally and Dillon apparently vacationed together since they were about 5, so it’s very possible she grew to see him more as a brotherly figure instead of a boyfriend. A quote from Charlie Dillon: “You know, I’m still gonna get into Harvard, and in 10 years no one will remember that any of this happened. But you’ll still be a goddamn Jew.” David replies “And you’ll still be a prick.” This quote from Dillon describes his character pretty well too. He always worries about his future and doesn’t care about