In Reynold’s Price famous “Hero of Our Times” speech he says that, “Our need for heroes is at least as old as our need for enemies.” Even before Greek myths, there were boundaries and expectations because without enemies there wouldn’t be a need for heroes. To be an American hero in the twentieth century is a matter of perspective. In my perspective, to be an American hero in the twentieth century means that one must be a model to aspire others, sacrifice something of meaning for the greater good, and should be willing to “answer the call”.
In “The Natural” Roy’s ambition to be an outstanding baseball player, he would not have inspired the team and bring them together. Before Roy joined the Knight’s they had lost almost every game in the season, …show more content…
However, this sacrifice for the greater good made him lose sight of why he started playing baseball in the first place. When Roy first started out on the team all he needed was his bat wonder boy and his team jersey on his back. Though Roy had not played for 10 years, his goal was just to acquire a minimum salary. “ Pop burst into scornful laughter. " ‘Sure, but that entitles you to about thirty-three hundred. Just like that god-awful deadbeat. He'd skin his dead father if he could get into the grave’ " (Pg. 40-41). This quote in particular illustrates that Roy gave up the salary he deserved in order to play the game he loved. Furthermore, at this point in the story Roy’s naive to the fact that they are taking advantage him and Bump’s the one with the highest salary. Although Roy had a plethora of conflicts with Bump Gus was also one of those people that Roy that he had to fight in order to have Memo . " ‘Say the word, slugger, and you can make yourself a nice pile of dough quick. Roy wasn't sure he had heard right. Gus repeated the offer. This time Roy was sure. " ‘Say it again and I will spit in your good eye.’ " (Pg.158) Here in this quote like Roy like any hero had to deal with right, wrong, and figuring out who he can trust. Once Memo left Roy had no one to believe in him, Iris came along, and he can’t accept the fact she’s a grandmother. As a hero
In “The Natural” Roy’s ambition to be an outstanding baseball player, he would not have inspired the team and bring them together. Before Roy joined the Knight’s they had lost almost every game in the season, …show more content…
However, this sacrifice for the greater good made him lose sight of why he started playing baseball in the first place. When Roy first started out on the team all he needed was his bat wonder boy and his team jersey on his back. Though Roy had not played for 10 years, his goal was just to acquire a minimum salary. “ Pop burst into scornful laughter. " ‘Sure, but that entitles you to about thirty-three hundred. Just like that god-awful deadbeat. He'd skin his dead father if he could get into the grave’ " (Pg. 40-41). This quote in particular illustrates that Roy gave up the salary he deserved in order to play the game he loved. Furthermore, at this point in the story Roy’s naive to the fact that they are taking advantage him and Bump’s the one with the highest salary. Although Roy had a plethora of conflicts with Bump Gus was also one of those people that Roy that he had to fight in order to have Memo . " ‘Say the word, slugger, and you can make yourself a nice pile of dough quick. Roy wasn't sure he had heard right. Gus repeated the offer. This time Roy was sure. " ‘Say it again and I will spit in your good eye.’ " (Pg.158) Here in this quote like Roy like any hero had to deal with right, wrong, and figuring out who he can trust. Once Memo left Roy had no one to believe in him, Iris came along, and he can’t accept the fact she’s a grandmother. As a hero