Obedient The Description of Chick Benetto
29 Generally, kids will prefer to do something which they like to do with their
friends and they will choose the activities which may not hurt them. In contrary, Chick chooses to practice baseball although every hardball that his father throws
always hurts him. Chick likes baseball just because his father loves baseball. He is also willing to play alone in the storeroom until evening only to wait for his father to
ride home together Albom 21. Common children do not like to play alone. They will be happier if they have a lot of friends to play with. However, although his
father is not attentive to him, Chick still always stays in his father’s side. When his father asks him to set his career to be a baseball player, Chick also really wants to
make it come true. His desire to accomplish his father’s demand can be seen from this quotation below.
He said I could make the major leagues one day if I had “a plan”, and if I “stuck to the plan.” And so, from the time I was seven years old, I scanned
the newspaper for the box scores of my future employers. I kept a glove at my father’s liquor store in case he could steal a few minutes and throw to me
in the parking lot. I even wore cleats to Sunday mass sometimes, because we left for American Legion game right after the final hymn. When they referred
to the church as “God’s house”, I worried that the Lord did not appreciate my spikes digging into his floors. I tried standing on my toes once but my father
whispered, “What the hell are you doing?” and I lowered myself quickly Albom 31.
From the quotation, it is stated how Chick really believes in what his father says about plan. Chick also tries to work out the plan with his mind as a little kid at
that time. He is always ready to practice baseball anytime and anywhere. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
30 Chick also believes in what his mother says. His mother concerns more to
educational things. Since she does not have any good chances to continue her study further, she keeps on supporting Chick to have better education than she has. His
mother always tells him that he is smart and being smart is a privilege. Thus, his mother asks him to read one book every week and every week Chick always goes to
the library to choose one book that he likes and reads it Albom 33. Chick always believes in what his parents tell him and he always tries to fulfill what his parents
want him to do.