Saslow recounts Hixon's injury, hospitalization and quest to find a new career. He moves between flashbacks and present-time narrative, changing tenses to help demarcate sections. The piece is a nice example of often-popular stories with the theme of triumph over adversity, particularly injury or illness. As in many stories like this, the success is portrayed—and perhaps experienced—as redemption.
Read “A New Game Plan,” by Eli Saslow
Read “A New Game Plan,” by Eli Saslow
