Roy Hobbs
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Roy Hobbs is the fictional, supremely talented but troubled baseball prodigy who serves as the central character in Bernard Malamud’s novel and its film adaptation *The Natural*.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roy Hobbs canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| antagonist |
Gus Sands
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Harriet Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ Judge Banner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Natural (1984 film)
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The Natural (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
The Natural (film)
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The Natural (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City (within the story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| batName | Wonderboy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bats | left-handed ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
determined
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romantic ⓘ troubled ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Bernard Malamud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | iconic baseball hero archetype ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Natural (1952 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
American baseball legends
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myth of the tragic hero ⓘ |
| league | fictional National League ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | baseball fiction ⓘ |
| loveInterest |
Iris Lemon
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Memo Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist of The Natural ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
hits a towering home run that shatters stadium lights in the film adaptation
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returns to baseball in middle age ⓘ shot by Harriet Bird as a young prospect ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extraordinary baseball talent
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late-career comeback ⓘ |
| occupation | baseball player ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Robert Redford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | The Natural (1984 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | outfielder ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstAppearance | Harcourt Brace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | fictionalized early-20th-century American baseball ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| team | New York Knights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
corruption in sports
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lost innocence ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| throws | right-handed ⓘ |
| uses | Wonderboy (bat) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weapon | Wonderboy (bat) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.