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Aug 14, 2023 · Eventually, Saul's passion for hockey waned as he felt that the world did not want him to play. As he matured, he became violent to the point where he was willing to physically confront anyone who discriminated against him.
Saul relishes every aspect of being a league player—from the fans cheering to the raucous drives home. Saul thrives at home and in school. Fred and Martha treat Saul kindly and even thank him for his work around the house—something Saul never experienced at St. Jerome’s.
what does saul mean when he tells virgil they think its their game? Saul and Virgil have just been through hell. The boys were forced into an alley and humiliated in the worst way by white bar patrons.
Lanahan can sees that Saul is wary about moving to a higher level. He tells Saul a little about why he works as a talent scout. Although he’s never been good at hockey, he’s always loved the game, calling it “perfect.” He says that Saul is wasting his time and talent playing at this level.
Saul’s return to St. Jerome’s forces him to feel trauma he had been working so hard to protect himself from remembering. Ironically, his unconscious attempt at self-preservation had been preventing Saul from healing. Although St. Jerome’s, and Father Leboutilier, made his boyhood into a scorched earth,” he doesn’t have to stop there.
Much like Father Leboutilier, who says that hockey is ‘God’s game’ (92), Father Quinney equates Saul’s talent with his Christian God, while Saul repeatedly implies that much of his skill is derived from the ability to see how plays will work out and how players will move—his “vision.”
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Father Leboutilier urges Saul to join the hockey team, insisting that hockey is “the greatest game” there is. Saul agrees to attend a hockey game with Father Leboutilier, and ends up loving it: the energy and unpredictability of the game make it thrilling to watch.
