Bobby's Use Of Symbolism In The Great Gatsby

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Some people get stuck in situations that they can’t get out of. Bobby grew up in brooklyn and wasn’t used to very many responsibilities. Bobby having a child a this age is very irresponsible and has affected his life physically and mentally. Bobby is just now understanding the freedoms he loses with a baby. The basketball on the court symbolizes childhood rolling away. K-boy asked Bobby if he wanted to ball up with him and as he sat the ball down and it rolled away, it reminded him of his childhood leaving and rolling away. The basketball represents his childhood and it rolling away represents it leaving him because of the baby coming. This symbol is important because it shows the reader that his mindset is changing. All wrapped up, Bobby is losing his childhood because of Feather.

Trophies in the doctor's office symbolizes the things the things he can’t do anymore. Bobby was sitting calm in the doctor's office with Nia when she was getting a check up. As Nia was getting her check up, Bobby had been gazing at the trophies that the doctor had been awarded and it reminded him of the things he used to do and the hobbies that he used to have. This analogy of the …show more content…

As the story goes, Bobby ventured out in search for a blank canvas of a wall and thereafter he began coating the wall with some of the most meaningful moments in his life, such as, him thinking of himself as a ghost, the balloon being handed to him that broke the news of the child, and Bobby with K-boy relaxing on the apartment complex staircase. The graffiti scattered on the wall really expressed how Bobby was feeling about the situation and how this child has affected his life. This moment really impacted the feel and the emotions of the rest of the story. To wind up these thoughts of mine, The analogy of the graffiti wall to his feelings really hit hard of the seriousness of how he was

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