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(5 pp). Bernard Malamud's (1914-1986) first novel,
The Natural, an allegory about the rise and fall
of a baseball player, was published in 1952.
According to Rothstein (1986), it is different
from most of his work in that there are no Jewish
characters. After the book was made into a movie
starring Robert Redford in 1984, Malamud said in
an interview that he was grateful for the film
because it allowed him "to be recognized once more
as an American writer" as opposed to a Jewish
writer. But The Natural is similar to his later
novels and stories in that it lies in the realm of
a morality play. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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in 1984, Malamud said in an interview that he was grateful for the film because it allowed him to be recognized once more as an American writer as opposed to
a Jewish writer. But The Natural is similar to his later novels and stories in that it lies in the realm of a morality play. Bibliography lists 4
sources. BBmlmudR.doc MALAMUDS "THE NATURAL": Novel and Movie To the student-thesis statement underlined in last paragraph of introduction - take out underlining if you wish, as
well as these instructions. Written by for the Paperstore, Inc., October 2000 Introduction Bernard Malamuds (1914-1986) first novel,
The Natural, an allegory about the rise and fall of a baseball player, was published in 1952. According to Rothstein (1986), it is different from most of his work, in
that there are no Jewish characters. After the book was made into a movie starring Robert Redford in 1984, Malamud said in an interview, that he was grateful for the
film because it allowed him "to be recognized once more as an American writer," as opposed to a Jewish writer. But The Natural is similar to his later novels and
stories in that it takes the form of the medieval morality play. In this discussion we will examine the contrast between the novel as myth, and the movie as
"unreal --happy ending." The Natural - the story Roy Hobbs, a natural at baseball, says he is on his way to "...break every record in the book for throwing
and hitting" (26). He dreams that someday when he walks down the street people will remark "there goes Roy Hobbs, the best there ever was in the game" (26). Of
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