49 pages • 1 hour read
Jackie RobinsonI Never Had It Made
Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1972A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
1.
Taken from a Langston Hughes poem, the opening chapter of I Never Had It Made is titled “A Dream Deferred.” Analyze why Jackie Robinson chose this title for his first chapter.
2.
How did the racist incident in the Army that led to a court martial trial prepare Jackie Robinson for his rookie season in Major League Baseball?
3.
Analyze the consequences that Major League Baseball’s racial integration might have had on the Negro leagues in the years following 1947.
