Essay | Joe is Shoeless

    In Shoeless Joe, written by W.P Kinsella, the book is about dreams coming true, a little bit of magic, wild imaginations, and wishes coming true. The story centers its main character, Ray Kinsella who's motivated to construct a baseball field after some mysterious words of Iowa baseball announcer imply on Ray to build a baseball diamond on his cornfield. In which would be an honor of his hero, Shoeless Joe Jackson. The magic begins to happen when Ray starts to build and piece his baseball diamond together whenever each playing position is completely built, ghost players from the infamous White Sox Scandal appear one by one.

    When shoeless shoe first arrived directly after left field had been completed, Ray kinsella's character was filled with overwhelmed emotion. Overcome and grateful by having the chance to meet his idol and the thought of watching him and the rest...
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