The Theme Of Redemption In The Film Field Of Dreams

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The movie entitled Field of Dreams is about a man named Ray who is called to build a baseball field in his front yard. In doing so he puts his whole farm at risk and he dries up his life savings. After he builds the field, his father's baseball hero appears out of the corn row outfield. Eventually over 20 baseball players from the past come to the field. As this is happening, Ray is missing payments on his mortgage and is close to foreclosure. Soon after, another baseball player appears, Ray's early father. He gets a chance to reconcile with his father whom he never got to say goodbye to before his death. The entire movie enforces the idea that everyone has a calling as well as the idea that redemption is an important part of life. Ray can be seen as a parallel to Moses and to Esau. …show more content…

A calling is something that is meant specifically for an individual and is directly related to the purpose of their life. Someone whose purpose in life is to help people in need might be called to enter the field of medicine. Ray was called to build the baseball field because his purpose in life is to reconcile with his father and change the lives of his family and friends for the better. Moses was called to build the ark because his purpose in life was to reestablish humanity after the great flood. This idea of callings being an important part of life can be seen in my life too. At this stage of my life my purpose in life is to stand up for the values that we as Catholics and Americans value. As a result I feel called to join the military and to become a politician. I believe that I can best achieve my purpose in life by entering these fields and standing by my

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