Major Characters
Roy Hobbs – “The Natural”, a once failed teenage pitching phenomenon, the story is about Hobbs's quest to be remembered as one of the greatest ballplayers of all time.
Memo Paris – Roy’s main love interest throughout the story, Memo is Pop Fisher’s niece and is often in the company of Gus Sands. She is generally unhappy and leads Roy on for most of the novel.
Pop Fisher – The grizzled manager of the New York Knights, Pop was once a fine player who is remembered for making a crucial error in his playing career and for never winning the big game.
Max Mercy – A seedy journalist who is more concerned with unearthing the player’s personal lives than covering the sport itself. Mercy meets Hobbs in the beginning of the novel and spends most of his time trying to uncover his dark secrets.
Gus Sands - A morally bankrupt bookie who enjoys placing bets against Hobbs until he convinces him to take a dive in the final game. Gus is also always around Memo, despite Roy’s protests.
Iris Lemon – A fan of Roy’s who helps him break his slump in the middle of the season. Iris makes a deep connection with Roy, although he favors Memo over her until the end of the novel.
Harriet Bird - The mysterious woman Roy meets on the train. She later shoots him in her hotel room.
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