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* [[Wrong Side of the Tracks]]: The housing projects of Hurt Village, where Michael is from.
 
=== Tropes found in the book include: ===
* [[Berserk Button]]: {{spoiler|In the book the disparaging words against Leigh Anne and Collins (which Michael refuses to ever repeat) were said by an Ole Miss teammate. After finding a shirt he wasn't afraid to get blood on, he chased the guy all over school and finally attacked him in a classroom filled with people -- which unfortunately also contained the coach's three-year-old son (he's wasn't injured too much, but the coach had just lost his other son and was understandably upset. This is "referenced" in the movie where Michael's distracted driving nearly kills SJ and when he knocks over a crib with a baby in it at his mother's place).}}
* [[The Big Guy]]: Michael. Literally '''''everyone''''' who sees him can't help but comment on his size (when he and Sean are at a college football game, Sean notices that the players -- allplayers—all future NFL stars -- arestars—are ''smaller'' then Michael), and then they see how fast he is. When Leigh Anne tries to find new clothes for him, she searches every Big & Tall store within driving distance, including ones in the worst part of Memphis (to Michael's horror). She eventually gave his sizes to an ex-NFL friend hoping he might have some spare clothes that would fit him, and ''he'' can't help either (naturally, he's dumbfounded by Michael's ridiculous measurements).
** Also Michael's friend, a coach nicknamed Big Tony. Michael ''hates'' being called "Big Mike", but when you're ''bigger at age 14 then a full-grown man named Big Tony'' what do you expect?
* [[Book Dumb]]: Michael, although he has an amazing memory. When he's classified as Learning Disabled it actually helps him get into college.
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{{quote|'''Sean''': You have to understand, my wife's heart's the size of a ''pea''. If you cross her, she'll stomp on your throat and take you out and she won't feel a ''thing''.}}
* [[Gentle Giant]]: The Touhys resented the inference that their daughter was in danger from Michael.
* [[Hands-Off Parenting]] / [[Disappeared Dad|Disappeared Dads]]s / [[Parental Abandonment]]: Michael's mom, who's ''extremely'' neglectful (though not abusive, as far as what's shown of her) to all ''thirteen'' of her children (their dads are not in the picture). As the author put it (and I can't quite remember how), "it's as if she was an experiment to see how absent a parent could be yet still retain the love of her children."
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Michael's love of basketball helped him gain amazing speed despite his large size.
* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: Michael, at first, with a grand total of one shirt. To Leigh Anne's confusion and annoyance, he's extremely picky about his clothes, especially his shoes, mainly due to the fact he does not want to be seen as [[The Big Guy]].
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