West ern ▁Union ▁boys " ▁have ▁everything ▁working ▁against ▁them . ▁In ▁baseball ▁games ▁they ▁are ▁always ▁in ▁right ▁field , ▁which ▁West ▁writes , ▁is ▁another ▁fitting ▁definition ▁for ▁them : ▁" A ▁right ▁fiel der ▁always ▁has ▁the ▁sun ▁in ▁his ▁eyes ; ▁he ▁always ▁gets ▁a ▁bad ▁b ounce ; ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁short ▁field ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁always ▁running ▁into ▁the ▁f ence ". ▁The ▁position ▁of ▁" West ern ▁Union ▁Boy " ▁could ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁West ' s ▁particular ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁experience ▁in ▁America , ▁a ▁definition ▁im posed ▁on ▁him ▁by ▁her ed ity ▁and ▁society , ▁a ▁definition ▁which ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁den y , ▁or ▁alter . ▁John ▁San ford , ▁West ' s ▁friend , ▁commented : ▁" more ▁than ▁anyone ▁I ▁ever ▁knew ▁[ West ] ▁wr ith ed ▁under ▁the ▁accident al ▁cur se ▁of ▁his ▁religion … ▁he ▁stands ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁list ▁when ▁it ▁comes ▁to ▁suffering ▁under ▁the ▁load ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁story ▁F . ▁W ins low ▁tries ▁and ▁fails ▁to ▁join ▁Ph i ▁B eta ▁K appa ▁while ▁in ▁real ▁life ▁N ath ana el ▁West ▁wanted ▁des per ately ▁to ▁join ▁a ▁frat ern ity ▁at ▁Brown ▁University ▁but ▁could ▁not ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁Jewish . ▁West , ▁like ▁F . ▁W ins low , ▁always ▁played ▁right ▁field ▁and ▁consist ently ▁failed ▁to ▁measure ▁up ▁to ▁his ▁athlet ically ▁superior ▁c ous ins . ▁The ▁specific ▁baseball ▁game ▁described