In both the movie and the book, “Field of Dreams” and “Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes to Iowa” Ray Kinsella was introduced to the viewers and readers as an ordinary man, living an ordinary life, in an ordinary town. After hearing the voice say, "If you build it, he will come," Ray risked the economic and emotional stability of the family he loved dearly to build a baseball field. At first, Ray Kinsella was highly confused, but eventually he realized the significance of his calling. Upon the completion of the baseball field, "Shoeless Joe Jackson", the baseball player who had been his father's hero befo

Completing his journey allowed him to make amends with his deceased father and himself of the lifelong burden of never forgiving his father or being forgiven himself for the painful words they had exchanged. After the purpose of his quest was exposed to him, Ray's hope was restored and he was with a new sense of faith and wisdom about life. Ray was honest, dignified, caring, sympathetic, and modest. In the book Ray was just happy that Shoeless Joe showed up to play on his field. There was never any kind of money problem or a sense of satisfaction with his father. It is important not only to judge bravery by a general list of characteristics, but also to examine the character and intentions of an individual as well.

re he passed away, suddenly appeared in the field to talk with Ray and to play baseball. He got to watch Shoeless Joe Jackson play graceful baseball in the field that he built.

The book is different from the movie in many ways. In the book the field is not one hundred percent completed as in the movie, it looks beautiful. The only thing that is great about the baseball field is left field. That is where Shoeless Joe Jackson plays his position. “The pitcher’s mound rocked like a cradle...” “The bases were stray blocks of wood, unanchored.” “There was no backstop or grandstand, only one shaky bleacher beyond the left field wall.” In the movie the bleacher was on the first base line and there was no outfield wall.

The out field wall was made out of the cornfield butting up against the outfield. The book gives a little more history on shoeless Joe Jackson then the movie. The book tells you that he was involved in throwing the 1919 World Series and that he had the best batting average of .375. There is more about how Ray’s father talked statistics to his mothers belly

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