In W.P. Kinsella’s novel, Shoeless Joe, utmost measures are taken in order to change the past, consequently leading to schizophrenia and a fictional past. Ray Kinsella gets a feeling he has to visit J.D. Salinger in order to fix the past. Ray claims to hear a voice and assumes the meaning behind it is to build a baseball field. Ray talks to Joe Jackson, Shoeless Joe, about completing the rest of the field since he only completed left field. Ray’s desperation to change the past leads him to experience schizophrenia.
Ray Kinsella gets a sudden feeling J.D. Salinger can help him fix the past. Ray and his wife, Annie, lie in bed while they talk about the voice Ray heard at the baseball game. Ray said, “I take a deep breath, like a pitcher before
Ray Kinsella gets a sudden feeling J.D. Salinger can help him fix the past. Ray and his wife, Annie, lie in bed while they talk about the voice Ray heard at the baseball game. Ray said, “I take a deep breath, like a pitcher before