The author's use of characters in the story indicates that resistance prevents change. The character the author uses to express this idea is the main character, the narrator . After the narrator, a boy, in the story receives his new jersey he is very disappointed with the outcome as it is not the jersey he wanted. By this point in his life he is comfortable with his old jersey and his old lifestyle. He doesn't want to change and have a new experience. By the end of the story, he is forced to play in his new Maple Leafs jersey by his mother even though he hates it. He also feels pressure from…