Sometimes the greatest tragedy in someone's life is losing a loved one. The tragedy of this event can be magnified if your last words are mean or if there is something you forgot to say or meant to say. There are many books being written on this topic, for example in the book "Shoeless Joe Jackson" by WP Kinsella, the main character Ray Kinsella is desperately trying to reconnect with his dead father and is willing to risk his reputation and safety financial. risks the opportunity to reconnect with his father and question his sanity. In the book "Shoeless Joe Jackson" Mr. Kinsella owns a piece of farmland on which he decides to build a baseball field. He does this because he hears a voice in his head telling him and because his father introduced him to a love of the game before he died and he is trying to reconnect with his father. This raises many questions from his neighbors and family regarding his state of mind and sanity. While he is building the baseball diamond, the ghost of Shoeless Joe Jackson appears. Ray Kinsella screams as he works on the pitcher's mound. Page 24, 6 lines from the end "And the receiver?" .... Joe smiles. "I said we would watch it, remember?. In this quote Ray Kinsella makes it clear that he wants his father to play again and that is one of the reasons he is rushing to finish home plate. He finishes the field and does everything he wants he is told to do so without asking questions because his need to see his father is so great that he doesn't care if he appears normal or if his reputation as a good farmer is damaged. He is willing to look crazy, looking and talking to an empty field and appearing crazy even to his wife's family...... middle of paper......"If you build it. will come.”. This quote shows that he has developed a quote with a deep meaning and hidden it with a simple explanation that follows by saying that (page 6) “He, of course, was Shoeless Joe Jackson” even though deep down he knows that “ He" is his father. He says this to himself as a way to not get his hopes up. All of this states how much he misses his father and is willing to believe anything to be reunited with him, just two of the many experiences that create the impression of madness, proving that he will believe anything for a chance to reconnect with his father Ray Kinsella is willing to risk his reputation, his financial situation and question his sanity just for the chance to. reconnecting with their dead father. This shows that the greatest tragedy in someone's life can be losing someone close to them.