Malamuds The Natural: Understanding the Text - Essay Example

Even though he did finally achieve popularity, he realized later that it was not because of the true perseverance that he had put into his work; but because of the disgraces that he had showered his life with.

He later had the epiphany that he would then ‘suffer’ for all the wrongdoings that he had done. (Morgan Alex) Thus, after looking up the word, I understood that suffering is a very different kind of pain that humans have to endure during their lifetime; it might last and leave a scar on one’s life, and some people might even learn to move on and forget the past. Therefore, I do not only see the word as something associated with physical pain because after looking it up and reading the text again, it is also clear that suffering is what usually mental trauma is.