An important attribute of being a hero in the twentieth century requires a person to be model to inspire those around them. Diction like “inspire” and “model” indicates how much courage it takes to be a character that others want to emulate. In The Natural, Roy’s ambition is what makes him a character that others inspired to be, the team would have lost all their morale. Moreover, the budding rivalry between Roy and Bump inspired the team to play to their full potential. For instance the narrator states, “Practice picked up. The men worked faster and harder than they had in a long time. Pop suddenly felt so good, tears came to his eyes and he had to blow his nose” (Malamud, 61). Furthermore, Malamud choice to use diction such as “faster”
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However, Roy's roller coaster of emotions definitely compromised his inspiration of the crowd that came to cheer him on. A major factor that affected Roy to be a model to inspire other was Memo and her charm. Since Roy was so in love with her his focus shifted to doing anything to make Memo happy and he forgot why he played baseball in the first place. Like any ordinary hero that encounters obstacles Roy over it by finding another woman who will reciprocate that love back to him. For example, the narrator states, “Roy spoke into the microphone at home plate before a hushed sellout crowd jam packed into the Knights Field, “ ‘but I will do my best-the best I am able- to be the greatest there ever was in the game.’ ” (Malamud, 102) Moreover, being a hero in the twentieth century required Malmud to use diction like “best”, “sellout”, and “greatest” to indicate how much confidence in himself . However, this need to be one of the greats Roy lost sight of what it meant to be a baseball player who loved playing the game. As a result, since Roy was not able to focus on what mattered, he wasn’t able to inspire future generations that were in the crow watching the game. Although heroes have their faults, a hero like Roy still rose to the occasion even when others thought he
However, Roy's roller coaster of emotions definitely compromised his inspiration of the crowd that came to cheer him on. A major factor that affected Roy to be a model to inspire other was Memo and her charm. Since Roy was so in love with her his focus shifted to doing anything to make Memo happy and he forgot why he played baseball in the first place. Like any ordinary hero that encounters obstacles Roy over it by finding another woman who will reciprocate that love back to him. For example, the narrator states, “Roy spoke into the microphone at home plate before a hushed sellout crowd jam packed into the Knights Field, “ ‘but I will do my best-the best I am able- to be the greatest there ever was in the game.’ ” (Malamud, 102) Moreover, being a hero in the twentieth century required Malmud to use diction like “best”, “sellout”, and “greatest” to indicate how much confidence in himself . However, this need to be one of the greats Roy lost sight of what it meant to be a baseball player who loved playing the game. As a result, since Roy was not able to focus on what mattered, he wasn’t able to inspire future generations that were in the crow watching the game. Although heroes have their faults, a hero like Roy still rose to the occasion even when others thought he