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For love of a game summary

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I hope this helps Naidu's poem explores the imagery associated with bangles and the implications for women's roles in a traditionalist Indian social setting. The bangle seller is trying to convince the purchasing public of the spiritual and symbolic importance of these bangles. In this process, the speaker makes strong connections between the bangles and their role in providing "happy daughters and happy wives." The subsequent stanzas describe through lush and natural imagery the beauty of the bangles and their representation of these ideals help to increase their precious value. Some of these descriptions invoke the passion of "marriage's fire" and, in the last stanza, help to bring to light the socially accepted role of women in this setting. The purple and gray flecked bangle is meant to symbolize a woman who "serves her household in fruitful pride,/And worships the gods at her husband's side." It is not very clear in the poem if the bangle seller is a man or a woman, and perhaps, some level of meaning might change if one plays with the gender of the speaker. Owner Gary Wheeler (Brian Cox) tells Billy that the Tigers have been sold and that the new owners' want to end the 19-year contract Billy has had with the team. Billy also finds out that his girlfriend, Jane Aubrey (Kelly Preston), is leaving to accept a job offer in England. Billy is a renowned pitcher with a good track record. But this season is not going well for him, his years are starting to weigh on him and he also has a hand injury that keeps on troubling him. Wheeler suggests that Billy should think of retiring rather than join another team. As he is on his way to Yankee Stadium, Billy starts reminiscing about his relationship with Jane. These flashbacks are cut in between glimpses of the game, and shots of Jane at the airport, watching the game on a television screen. Billy, reflecting on his life, his years as a professional baseball player, his relationship with Jane, is throwing a perfect game. Billy is so preoccupied that he oblivious of it, until he looks at the scoreboard when the game is nearing its end. His friend and catcher Gus Sinski (John Reilly) tells him that none of the Yankees has reached base yet. Billy's injury is playing up and the pain when throwing the ball is becoming worse. He throws his first pitches of the last inning outside of the plate. But when he recalls pitching as a kid with his dad in the back yard of his childhood house, he manages to pick his game up again. After the game, he signs one of the balls and gives it to Wheeler, who he has basically seen as a father for all those years. Next to the signature, Billy writes "for love of the game". Alone in his hotel room, Billy realizes his life as he has known it for the past 20 odd years is over and he weeps, knowing he has not only lost baseball, but also the other love of his life, Jane. To make the changes he still can, Billy goes to the airport to get on a plane to England. But Jane has missed her flight because she wanted to watch the end of his perfect game. Billy finds her waiting for the next plane, they embrace and reconcile. Thanks