In the book, "On the Devils Court", by Carl Deuker the character, Joe, has many problems and struggling a lot. Joe loves playing basketball and moved to another city. He lived in Boston and moved to Seattle. He is shy and doesn't like getting out of the house. He has no friends yet in his new home. He goes to a private school and wants to go to a public school. His private school doesn't have a good basketball team. He is a straight a student in Boston and was really good in basketball. Once he moved he downgraded in everything. Academics and sports. He did anything to be the best basketball player he could be. People would do anything to achieve happiness and success.
Joe is a straight A student, but everything went wrong once he moved to Seattle. In Seattle, he was struggling to get a B and ends up getting C's. His dad expects a lot out of him, but he was dissapointed once he saw his scores. His dad was also serious about sports. His dad played almost every sport except for basketball. Basketball is the one thing he is better than his dad at. Joe was also stuggling at basketball at the time. Once tryouts came he was doing horrible. Coach said he would put him in junior varsity. He was frustrated. He had found this old and deserted gym. He palyed in it every day, alone. He saw this green smoke like thing coming toward him, and he somehow knew that the Devil was calling. He didnt hesitate and he blurted out, "Give me a full season of power, and my soul is yours".
After, he had played the best basketball of his life. Also, he was back to A's instead of C's and B's. Coach saw him play the next day and was surprised. He put him on the team and scouts from all over wanted him. He was the best and was all over the place. Colleges were calling him. His Dad was so happy for him. He isn't sure if he had really sold his soul to the Devil but he couldn't help it he was a star athlete like he had always dreamed. He was the leading scorer in every game. It wasn't like he was perfect but he was great. He has given up his souls to achieve what he had wanted.
In that season he was great. He had sold his soul to the devil. Just to be the best he can ever be. He dreamed this day for a long time and it has finally come, but he had done it the wrong way. After that mysterious thing that happened in the park he went from being a lousy basketball player and a C student to a star and a straight A student. The cause of him doing this was from reading a book called,"Doctor Faustus". Is achieving his dream worth what he has given up?
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