The Natural

A detailed Summary of The Natural

Throughout the novel "The Natural", the author, Bernard Malamud, describes many

important events which lead to the making of a hero. Although the many connections and

relationships which are established in the story are often changing, each of them has a

major impact on the life of the main character. Roy Hobbs has many romantic feelings for

different females at many points in the novel which often cause changes in his life and

career. There are three women, each of whom are major influences on the life of Roy,

which he finds himself in various relationships with throughout the novel.

One of the crucial heartbreaking relationships which Roy Hobbs experiences in the

story, is with a lady with "heartbreaking legs" by the name of Harriet Bird. As they begin

to generate loving feelings for each other, everything goes well between them. Harriet

often expresses her love for Roy openly. Following Roy's immaculate performance in a

big tournament, she tells him he is like "David jawboning the Goliath

after Roy begins to think about his agreement with Memo, he "struck out with a roar",

Later in his life, Roy meets Memo Paris, whom was formerly the girlfriend of

Bump Bailey. Their first encounter with each other was during a time of great success for

problems. She once told him "We have two lives, Roy, the life we learn with and the life

we live with after that. Suffering is what brings us toward happiness". As she brought

Roy and the rest of his team. Despite the feelings for Roy which Memo has, she still

extremely ill from the food and discovers himself in a medical hospital. As a result of the

Approximate Word count = 683
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: Novels

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