Lssons to be learned from Radio

Coach Jones plays an important role in this movie. Through Coach Jones we see the transformation of a workaholic, to a certain extent, into a caring and loving father, friend, and husband. Coach Jones did the thing that everyone would like to do, but don’t have the courage to do, the right thing. As Linda, his wife said “its never a mistake to care for someone.” Coach Jones did the right thing by taking care of Radio and protecting him, he also showed us that being obsessed with your work or a game makes you forget about your family. In the movie, Coach Jones was so wrapped up in his game, he neglected his family. We can use what Coach Jones stood for and apply it in our life. We need to remember that sometimes we get so wrapped up in winning or succeeding we forget why we are doing it, and until a sign comes a long, we keep forgetting.

Radio symbolized fear, tormenting, disability, and not being able to function in normal society. Radio also symbolizes love, caring, and the simper things in life. Before Radio walked into Coach Jones’ life, Coach Jones neglected his family. Radio brought courage, inspiration, and love to the community of Hanna High. The football and basketball players began to realize the value of the game, and not just the outcome. Radio helped people learn to care and love, not just football, but one another. Radio’s lessons should be applied to real life. This touching story teaches us to remember the simple things, remember why we love the game, and the value of family.
Johnny Clay had the ‘pressured’ athlete that’s cliché in almost every movie. Johnny Clay is an athlete with a very promising future. His father pressures him into getting rid of everything in his way. Johnny, very pressured, feels that Radio was getting the attention that should be going to Johnny. Johnny shows us the ongoing battle of a father-son relationship, battle between standing up for what you believe in, and doing the right thing. Johnny helps us realize several lessons from this movie. Many people are pressured by their parents to always do better, and this leads many kids into behaving like bullies. Johnny shows us what we should be doing in our lives, standing up for what we believe in and not give in to these pressures, instead do the right thing.

The principle has a unique role in this story. The principle is the authority that enforces the rules. The rules of the school did not allow Radio to help the football team and attend some classes. However, the principle did something that other principles should follow, she broke the rules because what’s right, isn’t necessarily what’s good. The principle felt that no harm could be done by allowing radio in, only gain. The principle did the right thing, despite the pressure by higher forces. I believe that if we take what she has done and apply it to real life, we would not do things just because we should, but we’ll stand up to people, even in higher up places, to do what’s right.