"The Natural" by Bernard Malamud - Aspect of Tragedy

The story of "The Natural" has many different aspects of tragedy, especially in the lives of three characters; Roy, the miraculous baseball player, Sam, the scout looking for the ideal team, and Pop Fisher, the coach and part owner of the Knights. The tragedy aspects that take place within these characters are all loosing their one major dream. They all also have slight familiar interconnections with the other. For Roy's life there are many female individuals that influence his way of life heavily. This book does not have a "Hollywood" ending.
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