Evaluate why Reggie is so concerned with the opinion of Mrs. Brown instead of the opinions of his coaches, friends, and loved ones. Why does Mrs. Brown's opinion matter so much to him?

          Reggie is concerned about Mrs. Brown's opinion of him because she saw the play a different way than everyone else and is not trying to help Reggie feel better. When Nate Brown is injured by spear tackling the book's protagonist, high school linebacker Reggie Scott, Reggie immediately feels guilty and wants to see Nate in the hospital. With Reggie being almost obsessive about going to the hospital, everyone from his parents to coaches to friends tells Reggie it's okay and the injury wasn't his fault. When he does go to the hospital though, he finds out Mrs. Brown has a different opinion. She screams at him, and tells him to leave the hospital and not come back. This greatly affects Reggie in a negative way. "Her words hit me like a speeding train. Everybody had been telling me the accident wasn't my fault. Now Nate's mom was blaming me" (55).  Up to this point, Reggie has been told that the injury had nothing to do with him and was not his fault. The mother of the boy who was hurt tells him differently though, which hurts Reggie. I think this affects Reggie because all the people who have given Reggie their opinion on the play have been trying to help Reggie, but Mrs. Brown saw the play differently, and she doesn't care about Reggie or his feelings about the matter. This is the only point of view Reggie has seen from someone who isn't close to him, which is why
I believe that Reggie's run in with Mrs. Brown affects him so much.