| Title: |
Striker
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Author:
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Peter and Karen
Viney
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| Genre: |
Drama |
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| This story takes place in a courtroom. The reader acts
as a member of the jury and, in front of a judge, we find
out through different witnesses exactly what happened in the
case.
In the last few minutes of an important football game,
with the scores at 1-1, the goalkeeper fouls a striker in
the penalty area. The striker then kicks the goalkeeper
in the face, and the goalkeeper becomes permanently blind.
The goalkeeper is now suing the striker for twenty million
pounds compensation for pain and his lost job. The aim of
the court case is to decide whether it was simply an accident
and part of the game, or if the striker is responsible for
the goalkeeper’s injury. The play ends as the jury leaves
the courtroom to decide whether it was deliberate or accidental.
The reader must decide the ending for themselves, based
on the evidence they have read.
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| We chose this book because it is an interesting story
and because it asks the important question of whether someone
is to blame for an accidental injury. It is a sad story
as the goalkeeper has lost his eyesight and his career is
over. No amount of money will change that. However, sometimes,
especially in sport, accidents happen and people are hurt.
This book is good because you do not need to understand
football to enjoy the story. It also shows what it is like
to be part of a court case.
In the end, the writers let the reader decide what he/she
thinks based on all the evidence. This is unusual as the
writer usually decides the ending. At the very end, after
the reader has decided, the writers give their opinion as
to whose side they are on. However this does not mean that
either answer is incorrect.
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