Roy Hobbs lived through extraordinary events while propelling the New York Knights into the pennant race. He didn’t have money to show for his stride in success, but went from “rags to riches” in the world of baseball. Hobbs leads a life starting in the Western U.S. unknown to most people and ending in New York with millions of fans. He was famous all over the country and had media reporters and fans around him all the time.
Roy Hobbs had a major character change throughout the novel with his concern for women. He is constantly trying to woo women he desires, constantly with his baseball skills. His whole career was ruined by his foolishness to women, when he was shot by a crazy woman before his career even started. He always quoted himself as being “the best the game has ever seen” and constantly used this to pick up women. His mind was in all the wrong places on his way to his first tryout as a young man, thus leaving his career short of th
However, at the end of the season, in the game for the pennant, Hobbs has a turn around. Instead of purposely throwing the game for $35,000 (his money he wanted which also would have got him Memo), he has a change of conscious. Hobbs deliberately concedes the deal between him and the Judge that included Roy selling out himself and the game of baseball. Hobbs has a change of heart and does not go for the money and the girl when it is most significant. Through all his success and what he could have achieved he strikes out and returns the money to the Judge and forgets about Memo. He has changed himself as a result of his experiences with phoniness and glamour he saw himself chasing after.
In conclusion, Roy Hobbs changes his identity in the pennant game from what it was his entire baseball career. He learned that women weaken legs and that the game isn’t about money and such, but about natural ability and talent. He lived through extraordinary events
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