David+and+Tonio

In the book __Friday Night Lights__ there seems to be a repetitive theme of tragic events. In the town of Odessa most of the people have nothing good in their lives except football. According to Bissinger "Odessa became forever enmeshed in the cycles of the boom-and-bust oil town" (Bissinger 29). This whole boo-and-bust oil town either made Odessa a hot spot for the time being or made it one of the worst towns to live in. This idea of a boom-and-bust oil town being tragic is because at times Odessa had nothing at all, besides an ecomic downfall and high crime rates. Odessians had football too look forward to and that was it. Many were unemployed or were stricken by poverty.

The poem __To An Athlete Dying Young__, by A.E. Housman, has a tragic theme. In the poem Housman says "And the name died before the man" (3). The quote shows that a young athlete's reputation dies because of an injury of some sort. It is even more tragic because the "man" watches it as it happens. I think this is tragedy because no one wants their dreams of being someone be shattered. No one wants to lose. When athletes get injured or lose their athletic abilities, they usually get very discouraged. This poem is about a young athlete dreams being crushed because of an injury or loss of talent.