The water changing from bad to good shows a birth for the team. Since water is necessary for growth, it also symbolizes a growth stage for the team from the worst to a competitor. Roy appears to be "the fresh drink of water" that Pop has been wanting. The sunset also emerges into view several times in the movie, archetypally representing death. When Roy is attempting to strike out the Whammer at the carnival, Max Mercy says, "Let's hurry up now. The sun is gonna set soon." Roy strikes out the Whammer, symbolizing the death of his youth and the opportunity to begin his new life as the best baseball player. The sunset may also represent the end, or death, of the Whammer's reputation as the best now that he has been beaten. The archetypal definition of a circle is wholeness and unity and that is exactly what shines through in the baseball team. Because baseball is the only sport where the runner ends up at the same place he started, thus making a complete circle, the team experiences it daily and more than anyone else. Roy is the missing link to form the circle. The team uses teamwork throughout the movie, therefore showing unity amongst themselves. Also, the movie begins with Roy's playing ball in a field with his dad, and ends with him playing ball in a field with his son. This shows Roy's journey as a circle, which shows wholeness of his soul. In the beginning, he is very thirsty for fame, but in the end, he is complacent. Many of the characters that Roy confronts in the movie are only in his life in order to use him. Roy must overcome the enticements of the temptress, the devil figure, and the trickster. The temptress in the movie is Memo, the very attractive niece of Pop who works along with the devil figure to promote Roy's downfall. The Judge, or the devil figure, must make sure the team loses the pennant in order to gain complete control of it. He offers money to Memo to help him assure the loss.