Bad Luck And Symbolism In The Film The Natural

The Natural, directed by Barry Levinson, is a very famous baseball movies. The movie is about the story of Roy Hobbs, a young baseball prodigy, who had a tragic event happen to him which sidetrakced his career. A silver bullet was fired into him by a woman. Years later, past his prime, Hobbs comes back and attempts to turn around an infamous MLB team. The movie shows how decision making can result in either good luck or bad luck. Things like Roy Hobbs cutting down a tree and making a bat as a symbol of goodluck, Iris showing up to see Roy Hobbs play in Chicago as a symbol of goodluck, and Hobbs talking to memo and falling for her as a symbol of badluck. These symbols prove how important making choices are and what decisions symbolize.

Roy Hobbs’ baseball bat was a special one. This bat was from his childhood, made from a tree that he had cut him self. Lightning hit the tree that Hobbs’ father died under. He made the decision to make a bat using the wood from the tree. The bat which he used throughout highschool, made him an amazing player at

Bird shot Hobbs in the stomach area, which is the main cause for Roy Hobbs to disappear and to leave his old life. The decision to cheat on Iris with another female was a symbol for bad luck, which ended up putting him in the hospital, and it New York for 16 years. Hobbs meets a woman named Memo, after joining the Knights. This lady is, in a way, a second Harriet Bird. Both of them wear black and work for Gus Sands. Both are women who tempt Roy to throw away his success in baseball. Her last name Paris means entertainment, fun and excitement. The decision that Hobbs made to fall into the temptation, ultimately leads to her shooting at Hobbs. Two women in his life has shot at Hobbs. Both women are symbols for bad luck, as he also starts playing worse throughout the season. The decision to fall for Memo was a huge symbol for bad