Shon Hopwood's Law Man

Law Man is an inspirational book because Shon Hopwood realizes that he did wrong but yet while he is paying his time he tries to turn his life around. This book lets you know that even the worst mistakes can be redeemed through faith, hard work, and the love and support of others. Shon knows that he did wrong, yet he wants to help others with their cases because he enjoys law. He grows and becomes a different person because he accepted that what he did was wrong and he changed his actions.
Shon was in the Navy. When he returns home he and his friends have a great idea to become rich by robbing banks. His friends and him ended up robbing five smaller town banks in Nebraska. Shon was 23 years old and would have to face potentially 12 years in federal prison. At this point Shon was hopeless and thinking that he had ruined his life. He had disappointed himself, his family, and his friends. When Shon arrived at Pekin, he wasn’t sure which group he would fit in with or whom he would hang out with. He was an amazing basketball star back in David City and tried to prove his skills to the black guys that were playing. He soon gained respect from them. While he was here many people were thinking about him. He received many letters from people back at home including: his mother, family doctor, and Anne Marie (the cutest girl in David
Along with having to teach and deal with sociology, it also teaches you a life lesson. Shon turned around his life while he was in prison. He pursued a job and became found of his job. He continued writing to the girl of his dreams and when he got out he married her. He showed all of his friends, family, inmates, and many more people that being in prison isn’t always about the negative things, but about making the most of it. Shon didn’t want to be there and tried his best to make it so others weren’t there either. This is a life-changing story about Shon and his decisions in