The various ways in which conflict is thematically depicted in Malamud's work are examined in five pages. Five other sources are cited in the bibliography.
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be a baseball player. Unlike the film, which is loosely based on the novel, there is no clear happy ending, but rather an endless array of conflicts that become resolved,
but not through a happily-ever-after approach. In the following paper we examine some of the conflicts within Malamuds novel, illustrating how they are an integral part of the themes and
messages within the novel. Conflict When we first meet Roy Hobbs we do not necessarily like him. He is something of a braggart and seems incredibly arrogant for
a young man, thinking he will be the best player that baseball has ever seen. In one particular meeting with a woman we see something of the nature of Roy:
"Harriet brightened, saying sympathetically, What will you hope to accomplish, Roy? He had already told her but after a minute remarked, Sometimes when I walk down the street I bet
people will say there goes Roy Hobbs, the best there ever was in the game. She gazed at him with touched and troubled eyes. Is that all? He tried to
penetrate her question. Twice he had answered it and still she was unsatisfied. He couldnt be sure what she expected him to say. Is that all? he repeated. What more
is there? (Malamud NA). From this we see his determination, but we also see little else. We do not gain the understanding that he is a youth whom we
should be rooting for. We do not see him as a sympathetic figure. And, that is perhaps where the most powerful conflict within the story comes into place. Many characters
created by authors are individuals who warrant our concern, our passions, our interest. Roy, however, insists that we keep reading in order to find something worth clinging to in terms