Reflection#5: Hoop Dreams

I think the film was unfair as to how they portrayed both of the boys lives. William always had it better than Arthur, he had a scholarship and he was automatically on varsity. His parents never split up during the course of the film, and he never was remotely kicked out of St. Josephs. The two hardships he faced, was having a baby which also as a choice he made, and his knee injury. Sure, he worked hard and wound up back on the court and to winning games but he also had people pay for his recovery. Arthur had a way different story within the film. He had so many let downs it would have been unbearable if it were me. He went to St Josephs hoping that he would graduate there and his parents would be able to pay for it. He was on the freshman team because he was short and then he had his father leave the house for drugs. His mother could not pay for school and he was forced to go to the local public school. His grades went down and he did not have a lot of food or even lights. Its unfair that he had to suffer while others, like William get to have everything given to him. No one fought for Arthur, but I know William had a lot of people fighting for him.