Lecture 7.6.3 - Chapter 38: The Climax Of The Story
Lecture Overview
In this lesson, we are going to review Chpater 37 before starting Chapter 38.
Review
Chapter 37: As soon as Saul arrives in Toronto, he thinks that the city is a “chimera”—a mythological beast with a goat’s body, a lion’s head, and a serpent’s tail.Saul stays with an elderly couple, Elissa and Patrick Sheehan. Their family members have played hockey generations, and their house is decorated with Maple Leafs posters and stickers. Patrick tells Saul that Indigenous Canadians have played in the NHL before. However, Saul is the only “brown face” in his rookie camp.
Saul trains hard with the other recruits. During scrimmages, many of the other players ignore Saul and refuse to pass the puck to him. The players are very talented, so Saul doesn’t mind being excluded, since “It gave [him] time to read them.” That year, the Marlboros are planning to accept only three rookies onto their team—but there are as many as thirty rookies in the training camp.
During one scrimmage, Saul begins to excel on the ice. His teammate pushes him and whispers not to make him look bad. Making use of the muscles he’s built up with Virgil’s help, Saul outskates his opponents and scores a goal.