“Ex-Basketball Player” and “To an Athlete Dying Young” Comparison Essay
Basketball
Conflicting Attitudes In “Ex-Basketball Player” by John Updike and “To an Athlete Dying Young” by A. E. Housman, each author has a different attitude toward his character. John Updike’s attitude toward his character Flick is of disappointment and pity. “Flick stands tall among the idiot pumps-“(1). He believes that Flick should not be employed at…