The Struggle In QB1 By Mike Lupica

There is always something good that comes out of bad things. Such as failing a test and getting a good grade on the next one or climbing up a steep hill to see the view of the lake. In QB1 by Mike Lupica a major topic is that there is good after bad things. Jake and the other quarterback Casey hit the struggles. head on. But after they hit those struggles there was something at the top that both of them enjoyed. Jake and Casey go through fights and arguments in their rocky relationship, but Lupica shows the readers constantly that relationships don’t develop without struggles in them.
A struggle that occurs early on is at a restaurant named “Stone’s” after a game. Getting over this obstacle gets Jake and Casey one step closer to a better relationship. During the time Jake and his friends were at the restaurant Casey came up to Jake and trash talked him. Not only did he let Jake hear it, he let the whole restaurant hear it. “You know I didn’t come here to backup a freshman, even if his name is Cullen” ( Lupica 115). Casey exclaims this because he feels he’s …show more content…
Jake and Casey have finally gotten through the struggles that have plagued this relationship, but without them they would not have this friendship. In Qb1 Jake finally realizes that he should help Casey out. Jake invites Casey over to help him with his throwing motion that has been lost in a way.”And you think you can help me Casey asks after he walks over towards Jake” (Lupica 219). It wasn’t just Jake that was going to help out, it was his dad who was an NFL quarterback. Casey realizes that Jake has tried to make this friendship better, but he’s been trying to make things worse. After Casey is done with working with Jake’s dad him and Jake work on a play that will later win the State title for them. The struggles had finally stopped and both of them knew it. The friendship that should have started at the beginning had finally been reached and there was no turning