The Hypnotic Athletes

      Due for class, we as a class had to read a short story called Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? In the book, Arnold Friend was an older man who was trying to get Connie to come take a ride in his car with him. In reading this short story, it seemed to me that Arnold Friend was somewhat hypnotic. When Arnold first arrived at Connie's house after her parents had left to go to a family barbecue, Connie had no intentions of going with Arnold nor did she know who he was. But as she stood there longer and talked with him vaguely she remember him from the previous night at the restaurant. But the longer she stood there in the doorway entertaining Arnold with her presence, the more he seemed to pull her into his trick; the hypnotic trick.

   Athletes are primed by the spotlight of fame and wealth. They have girls drooling over them constantly. I mean who doesn't like an athlete who is famous and has a lot of money, right? They can throw money around and girls arrive in the blink of an eye. The Lebron's, the Kobe's and Kevin Durant's are the top 3 players that will come to any person's mind when they think of the NBA because they are the best. This relates back to the story because after a while Connie felt almost trapped by Arnold's looks and his car; materialistic things. That's why many pro athletes get divorced after a few years of being in the NFL or NBA or wherever because they can easily attract attention from females and it can even happen vice versa.
     The hypnotic trick comes in many forms, it's not just the smooth talk, but it can also be the looks or about the amount of money you have.