Sunday, August 18, 2019
The Natural :: Essays Papers
The Natural Iris vs. Memo, the everlasting battle of Good and Evil, Good Angel vs. Bad Angel. In The Natural the Angels take the form of women that interact with Roy. Iris the ââ¬Å"Good Angelâ⬠has nothing but a positive influence on Roy and cares about him deeply. The exact opposite of Iris is the ââ¬Å"Bad Angelâ⬠Memo who cares just about what she can get her hands on except poverty. To her nothing or nobody matters. The reason Memoââ¬â¢s able to sneak in with Roy so easy is that she uses her body, her looks. She makes Roy a ââ¬Å"toyâ⬠to her. She wants money so badly, thatââ¬â¢s why sheââ¬â¢s always with people like Gus or the Judge, because they are the rich people who like to spend a lot of money. Memo has always been mean to Roy: She hadnââ¬â¢t treated him right. For a while things had looked so goodâ⬠¦ but no sooner has he gone into a slump when she began again to avoid him. Had she been nice to him instead, heââ¬â¢d have got out of trouble sooner (165). Iris is really ââ¬Å"laid backâ⬠when it comes to Roy. Iris isnââ¬â¢t as attractive as Memo, but she looks past the dollars and sees what she likes. Each ââ¬Å"Angelâ⬠has a different effect on Roy both being on and off the field. Roy goes out with Memo ignoring Popââ¬â¢s warning ââ¬Å"â⬠¦She is unlucky and always has been and I think that there is some kind of whammy in her that carries her luck to other peopleâ⬠(136). Roy goes into a bad slump. Everything he does fails until one game in Detroit. The lady in the stands hesitantly roseâ⬠¦ She was an attractive woman, around 30, maybe more, and built solid but not too bigâ⬠¦ A reporter approached her and asked her name but she wouldnââ¬â¢t give it to him, nor would she, blushing, say why she was standing now (159). The woman standing is Iris and she is standing because she believes in Roy, and wants him to regain his confidence by showing her support.
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