HOW DO CONFLICTS MAKE THE PROTAGONIST HEROIC?

THE NATURAL

HERO

• A person who is admired or idolized for couarage

CONFLICT

• Is the struggle between the opposing forces
• Man v. Self
• Man v. Man
• Man v. Nature
• Man v. Society

PROTAGONIST

• The main character in a story, novel, or drama

MY PROTAGONIST

• My protagonist is Roy Hobbs
• He's male
• He's somewhere in his 20's
• He wants to be a pitcher for The Cubs

MY PROTAGONIST

• I know he's the books protagonist because...
• The book is about him going to Chicago and trying out for the cubs

CONFLICT

• He gets in to a fight with The Whammer (a star batter)
• The Whammer tells Roy to throw a couple of pitches to him
• Roy had to strike out the Whammer
• Sam bet money on Roy

END OF CONFLICT

• Roy strikes out The Whammer 3 times

CONFLICT

• Roy tries out for the Cubs
• Pop doesn't want Roy on the team

END OF CONFLICT

• Red talks to Pop
• Roy is finally welcome to the team
• Roy becomes the left fielder

CONFLICT

• Roy doesn't have a place to stay

END OF CONFLICT

• Pop lets Roy stay with him for a couple of nights

CONFLICT

• Someone took his bassoon case

END OF CONFLICT

• He finds his bassoon case
• Pop might let him use his own bat

WHY THESE CONFLICTS MAKE HIM HEROIC

• With the first conflict....
• He could prove he's a good pitcher

WHY THESE CONFLICTS MAKE HIM HEROIC

• The second conflict...
• He makes the team and becomes part of the team

WHY THESE CONFLICTS MAKE HIM HEROIC

• With the third conflict...
• To prove that his coach helps him and he can make it

WHY THESE CONFLICTS MAKE HIM HEROIC

• With the fourth conflict...
• The bassoon case has his baseball bat in it
• He uses his bat for batting all the time