The Rabbit Hunter

To begin, I would take out the Faulkner quote. Then I would explain the methaphore of the rabbit hunter. I would explain to the reader that Bobby Knight is too worried about the small, trivial things (the rabbits) that he forgets about the elephants. I would put the passage at the top of 480 first. Then I would put the part about countenances, by transitioning with something like but according to Knight, he says his problem is...and then go to the beginning of the story. The only reason I would keep the part about the countenances is because it goes with the fictitious story about why Knight only has one dimple, and I think it perfectly explains his personality. After that I would switch the order of Older People section the Coaches section. I want to tell the readers about Knight's father sooner in the story to help explain why he used the coaches as a father figure. Instead of a Women section, I want a Nancy section. I want to learn more about how Knight met her and how she can put up with him. I think it would be interesting to hear her thoughts about Knight and more about her role in their relationship, as well as what their relationship is like. I would also leave in the other parts of this section, especially the ones about Knight telling his players that women are obstacles. After that I would put the Players section, and then finish it with the More Rabbits section. However throughout the piece I would relate all of Knight's problems back to the rabbits metaphore. I think this is an excellent metaphore, and seems to legitimately explain Knight's problem. I would also end the peice saying something about Knight hunting rabbits, instead of "It can be a great life. (Someday)." Or after say: it can be a great day, someday, if Knight can forget about the rabbits. Or something to that effect. Also I would like to end with the paragraphs on pages 485-486, starting with "I just love the game of basketball so," and use all of those paragraphs until the end of the coaches section. Then I would add the part about Knight still hunting rabbits. I think this would be a better ending because it reminds the readers how much Knight loved the game of basketball.