5. Generate Questions

1. Should Ray's perseverance and motivation to complete his task change differently than it did in your opinion? Why?
2. Would you have continued and persevered with this journey if it was presented to you? Explain.
3. What did you learn about perseverance from Ray and the other characters, including the antagonists, after reading this novel?
4. Do you think that if a similar situation arose again for Ray and his family, everything would turn out alright again? What are some more likely outcomes?

4. Defining a Theme

Perseverance

Perseverance: steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.

     This theme can be found all throughout my novel. It is found mainly though, in the middle of the story when Ray is travelling around the country fufilling the requests of the mysterious voice.

     From my novel, I think that it is saying that persevering through the toughest of times in your own journey will eventually lead to a sucessful ending. Ray Kinsella stuggled through many obstacles in his journey such as financial dept, building and tending to a baseball park and travelling across the country. He did all of this in pursuit of his goal of having his father play with the 1919 Chicago White Sox. Ray persevered and stuck to his goal, in dispite of nearly losing his farm several times, and eventually achived a sucessful end to his journey.