Free write on Independent reading: Roy fails to see himself as anything other than a super hero. How does your player/manager/coach see himself? Does your person see himself as a tragic or traditional hero?
How do you see your person?
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"He was like a hunter stalking a bear, a whale, or maybe the sight of a single fleeting star the way he went after that ball. He gave it no rest (Wonderboy, after its long famine, chopping, chewing, devouring) and was not satisfied unless he lifted it (one eye cocked as he swung) over the roof and spinning toward the horizon," (154). What is your person hunting? How is going about getting what he wants?
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Chalk Talk with quotes from Iris chapter.
Roy's fear of death. How does Iris bring this fear to light and what does this reveal about Roy as a person? What is Malamud telling us about the role of death in a hero's life?
What's up with all that eating? Ick. And that scene with Memo feeding him another half sandwich ... How do Roy's obsessions lead to his downfall?
Notice how the intimate language Malamud uses in regards to Iris is filled with contradiction (149, 151, 172). In what way does this foreshadow Roy's coming decisions.
Read from mid-183 to the end of the chapter. (turns away from flaw -- denial -- and instead focuses on inability to overcome flaw).
One of the most important chapters comes when Roy is presented with happiness and success with Iris. He's now has a way to restore the wasteland. What does the reader learn about Roy during his interactions with Iris? What are the other most important moments in Roy's character development as a hero/tragic hero?
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