The Natural vs. The Player Throughout history there are many men and women who have gone above and beyond all expectations that society has for the average person. These fine people are called role models. They become heroes in almost everyone's eyes. Children look up to and emulate them, and adults revere them as the people they wish they could have been. Roy Hobbs, the main character in Bernard Malamud's The Natural, is one such …
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…cultivate at different talents in order to excel in certain areas. Charity is taught to little boys and girls since the time they were born: learning how to share, being nice on the playground, and other things. A strong sense of beliefs in a common theme in many homes today. Although everyone has faults, people today work to overcome them in order to be like the great men and women that have gone before them.