The Natural, written by Bernard Malamud starts out with Roy, an aspiring baseball player on a train with his scout, Sam. Roy is still in his younger years, while Sam is an old scout who has slowed down over the years. On the train Sam notices that a well-known sportswriter, Max Mercy, is aboard, along with Walter Whambold, a superstar ball player, so he introduces Roy to them. Walter the "Whammer" Whambold is a cocky arrogant man who wants nothing to do with Roy or Sam. At one of the train stops, they have an hour to kill so Sam and
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