Read the excerpt from I Never Had It Made. "I know you’re a good ballplayer," he [Rickey] barked. "What I don’t know is whether
you have the guts." I knew it was all too good to be true. Here was a guy questioning my courage. That virtually amounted to him asking me if I was a coward. Mr. Rickey or no Mr. Rickey, that was an insinuation hard to take. I felt the heat coming up into my cheeks. What effect do the details and descriptions in this passage have on the narrative? They show the drama and intensity of the situation. They show how angry and annoyed Rickey feels. They show how sad and ashamed Robinson feels. They show the confusion and anxiety of the situation
