7) Three Truths about Human Nature:

                      John Grisham’s novel Playing for Pizzais based on modern times and modern-like people. By using such a popular topic like football, Grisham is able to incorporate the way people today act and react in certain situations.

                      One truth about human nature is that people are ignorant and violent. For example, after Rick lost the Superbowl game for the Cleveland Browns and was taken to the hospital for injuries, dozens of Browns fans lined up at the entrance of the hospital to try to get to Rick and kill him out of anger. They were upset with him, and along with being extremely drunk, they were willing to kill a man over a football game.

                        Another truth is that no one is an expert at anything right off the bat. Every great expert had to begin somewhere. An example of this is when Rick had tearn to drive a standard Italian vehicle. He had never done it before so it was rather challenging for him. It took him several attempts just to get it out of its parking space and into the street. But after a few hours of practice, he was able to master the car and drive as he pleased.

                      Finaly, one last truth about human nature is that every challenge a person takes involves an enormous amount of mental toughness. An example of this is when Rick lost the game for the Browns; he could have quit football for the rest of his life after that humiliation and ran away and hid from the rest of the world. But he didn’t. He chose not to give up and to keep playing the game he loved, even though he had to go to Italy in order to do so.