The Natural | Characters

The main character in The Natural is the natural himself, Roy Hobbs, an orphan who comes out of the west with his bat, "Wonderboy," fashioned by himself from the wood of a lightening-struck tree. Unusually gifted, he is picked up by the old scout, Sam Simpson, who has high hopes for him and for himself. Through Roy, Sam hopes to regain his stature as a regular scout in the Cubs organization, but he dies as a result of an injury he sustains while catching for Roy as he strikes out the Whammer. Harriet Bird turns her attentions from Wambold to Roy after she sees Roy strike him out, but...

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