Point of View/Allegory

Comment on something you have read that makes interesting use of either point of view or allegory. Please be specific and support your point with evidence where possible. Or, if you’re inclined to write creatively, write a passage (such as the initial paragraph of a story) in which you experiment with narrative voice, point of view, or allegory.

Allegory in The Natural

An allegory is a literary form in which objects, persons, and actions make coherent sense on a literal level but also are equated in a sustained and obvious way with abstract meanings that lie outside the story. A symbolic story or sustained analogy. (You should put this in your glossary.)
The Natural is said to be an allegory. If so, what is the symbolic story beneath the surface story of Roy Hobb's baseball career?
(It will be difficult for 18 people to write about this without beating a dead horse, so feel free to be brief, and if you feel the question has been answered, say so. I'd rather you put more energy into the other prompt. This was simply something we didn't get to in class...)

Quest for the Holy Grail and other good stories

In what ways does Malamud plays with myth throughout the novel, and how does this motif illuminate or contribute to the meaning of the work as a whole?