Opening Day-Jackie Robinson-6th Part

I believe that the novel Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season by Jonathan Eig was written for one main reason and that is to show the world who Jackie Robinson really was. The author wrote this story to help people realize how bad racism use to be. Jackie Robinson broke this barrier with character and his play on the field. Jackie Robinson's story is magnificent and truly amazing for what he had to deal with growing up and the racism from his team and from everyone around him. He prevailed through the racism and was the first African American in major league sports to break the color barrier. The author wanted to show how blacks were treated back when racism was at its worst stage. He wanted the reader to understand how great of a person Jackie Robinson was for not only being a great athlete but also being able to perform under so much stress, pain, and scrutiny. Jackie Robinson is one of my many hero's not for his play nor his personality but for what he has done for major league sports. Once Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball other major league sports started to integrate blacks and whites. He changed the dynamics of how baseball was played and how blacks were looked at. Robinson's story is a great story because he stomped all of the critics, broke the color barrier, and halted the racism throughout sports. He was a monster on the field winning rookie of the year, a couple most valuable player awards, led his team to six world series and was elected into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. I believe that Jackie Robinson will go down as one of the greatest sports icons in and organized sports for years to come.