Friday Night Lights

by

Buzz Bissinger

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The valedictorian of his class, Brian Chavez is also a strong and methodical defensive end for Permian. Chavez, unlike many of the other players, has clear plans after high school: he wants to go to Harvard, which he does, and from which he graduates (without playing college football). Chavez, as Bissinger notes, later becomes a lawyer back in West Texas, like his father, Tony.

Brian Chavez Quotes in Friday Night Lights

The Friday Night Lights quotes below are all either spoken by Brian Chavez or refer to Brian Chavez. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Football Theme Icon
).
Chapter 9: Friday Night Politics Quotes

When Tony was Brian’s age, the thought of college, any college, was as funny as it was ridiculous. Just getting through high school was miracle enough, and the way Tony and most other kids from South El Paso looked at it, everything after that in life was gravy, a gift.

Related Characters: Buzz Bissinger (speaker), Brian Chavez, Tony Chavez
Page Number: 191
Explanation and Analysis:
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Brian Chavez Quotes in Friday Night Lights

The Friday Night Lights quotes below are all either spoken by Brian Chavez or refer to Brian Chavez. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Football Theme Icon
).
Chapter 9: Friday Night Politics Quotes

When Tony was Brian’s age, the thought of college, any college, was as funny as it was ridiculous. Just getting through high school was miracle enough, and the way Tony and most other kids from South El Paso looked at it, everything after that in life was gravy, a gift.

Related Characters: Buzz Bissinger (speaker), Brian Chavez, Tony Chavez
Page Number: 191
Explanation and Analysis: