The thrill of the grass

Symbol- Grass represents freedom because it reminds you when you were a child playing on the grass and when you were free so with the grass back your free.

Baseball represents america because it's americas' sport and baseball is identified as americas' sport.


Protagonist- locksmith who breaks into the field.
Antagonist- society

Conflict- Person vs Society because society was the one who put the artificial turf in the baseball field so without them putting the grass in the field there would be no conflict.

Point of view- 1st person


inciting event- When he first breaks into the baseball field because he finds out that the grass is artificial turf because that's when he starts his rebuttal.


Climax- when they lay down the first sod.

A failed shortstop who is now a locksmith breaks into the his old baseball field and finds that the grass is artificial turf. He doesn't think its the same old baseball with fake grass and the strike should be on the grass and not for the reason they are really striking for. He goes to find a big baseball that goes to every game to help him with his plan to switch the grass. Him and his baseball buddy round up some more people and they go and put in squares of real grass.

It shows that all new things and new technology isn't liked by everyone and it doesn't make every thing easier.

This story relates to home because the baseball field is where is home use to be and its not the same with the new grass, like the grass had old memories and they are gone because the grass is gone.
This story relates to technology because the artificial turf is a newer version of grass and it makes it easier to take care of because you don't have to mow it.
The grass in the story relates to freedom because they didn't have to choice to change it to artificial turf.