Themes and Symbols in Field of Dreams

 

The Philadelphia Inquirer called "not so much about baseball as it is about dreams, magic, life, and what is quintessentially American."

 

Themes:

 

  1. Redemption
  2. Father-and-son bond (bond between Ray and his father)
  3. Dreams
  4. Unexplained magic
  5. New-found life
  6. Religion
  7. Love
  8. Perseverance

 

 

 

Symbols:

 

1.       Baseball

2.       Baseball Field

3.       Moonlight Graham

4.       ÒShoelessÓ Joe

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