Pete Rose: My Story

Title: Pete Rose: My Story

Author Pete Rose and Roger Kahn

Genre: Biography

The two main themes are play hard and don't gamble. Throughout the entire book, Pete always stressed to play as hard as you can because you never know when it could end. Not to gamble is demonstrated when Pete is banned for life from the game he loved...Baseball. Pete said during the trials "I will tell my side of the story in the near future"

The protagonist is Pete Rose. Pete is daring, gutsy, and hard going. "the first time Meer saw Rose run to first base, Pete was running like hell. The only gambling Pete could do down in Florida was to bet on dogs, I went 3 Saturdays in 2 months.

The most exciting part of the book was Pete's playing career. It was incredible to go through each season and read about what he accomplished. Rose played 24 amazing seasons in which he played for 3 teams. The Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, and Montreal Expos. He also has a MLB record with 4256 career base hits.

Pete Rose: My Story

Simile: Comparison of two things using like or as.

Personification: The representation of a thing or abstract in the form of a person.

Foreshadowing: To show or indicate before hand.

Hyperbole: Obvious and intentional exaggeration.

Irony: The use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite its literal meaning

The main conflict is Pete vs. his accusers, or, man vs. man. Pete was accused by the commissioner of baseball for betting on the Reds. He received a life time ban. "Gambling is enjoyment for me, it fills free time.

The antagonist is MLB. They are sneaky and cruel. MLB believed Pete at first when he said he did not gamble on baseball. When the next commissioner took over though he was sentenced to a life time ban.

Used in the book:

-Metaphor: Unlike college and high school teams, minor league teams play everyday.

-Flashback: Often players used to make road trips not by bus but by station wagon.

-Irony: MLB said they believed Pete that he did not gamble. Later he was banned for life due to his gambling.

-Hyperbole: Sandy Koufax to good for this league.

-Imagery: The minor leagues were a country for the young.

I would recommend this book for any one who likes baseball. Also anyone who likes to read about controversy.

The main conflict is solved when Pete accepts his life time ban from baseball. Gambling took away from him the only thing he ever loved...Baseball.

Paradox: A self contradicting and false proposition

Symbolism: Representing things by symbols

Flashback: A device by which an event or scene is taking place before current time.

Imagery: The formation of mental images, figures, or likeliness of things of such images collectivly

Metaphor: Comparison of two things without using like or as.