Theme and summary

The theme of the blind side is that your background doesn't matter but if you work hard you will be able to achieve goals that you set.  This theme develops over the story because at the beginning of the story Michael has literally nothing.  But he is committed to football and he becomes very good at football.  One example of when this is present in the story is when he gets a scholarship to the University of Mississippi because when you think back to the beginning of the book when he has nothing and no football experience he doesn't let it stop him he works hard and eventually get to the University of Mississippi.