Kinsella's work is five chapters. There is a structure to
the manner in which the chapters are constructed. The first one establishes the basic
exposition of the novel, in that the ball field is introduced and Shoeless Joe Jackson
emerges. The "magical" quality of baseball is first introduced here in a manner that
allows it to be woven into the other chapters. The love of baseball that comes out in
the first chapter is something that is brought out in the second and third chapters,
with baseball being the common thread for both Salinger and Graham. In the third
chapter, the strongest emotional connection in the book is forged between baseball and
the people who love it, when Ray sees his father playing on the baseball field. At the
zenith of the novel, the love of baseball is both externalized and subjectively
experienced. In the last chapter, Salinger is asked to go with the players and fully
experience the "magic" of baseball, in particular healing the wounds of the loss of his
beloved Polo Grounds from 1964. Each chapter represents some aspects of baseball and
the love for it. It is interesting to see the book after five chapters, or five
innings, indicating that the love of baseball has many more chapters to be written
before being considered "a complete game."
Thursday, October 1, 2015
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