In “The First Part Last” there are many, many symbols spread all throughout the book. All of them symbolize him either growing up or not being mature. Symbols are a main part of this book and you have to look deeper than the pages to find them. Here are four of the major symbols in the book.
As Bobby is putting Feather into her crib, he drops his basketball and it rolls from the crib, to his mom’s room. This shows coming of age because his basketball (his childhood) is rolling away from him because now he has to grow up and take care of Feather. Bobby always used to play basketball with K-Boy and J.L. but he can’t as much anymore because he is a single parent and needs to learn how to take care of Feather by himself and mature to be a good
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Nia gives Bobby a red balloon. It’s a symbol because it is representing the life of their soon to come baby. The color red represents blood, death, life, and love. The balloon itself could represent kids, baby, birthday, freedom, and innocent. Angela Johnson could have been foreshadowing Nias coma with her handing the balloon (Feather) to Bobby because she won’t be able to take care of it. This symbol is in between growing up and not being mature. I say this because Bobby has to grow up to take care of Feather but the balloon represents childhood and fun. The third symbol is Bobby spray painting the wall. Bobby paints a self-portrait of a “Pale Ghost Boy” referring to himself and he is also holding a faceless baby in a carrier. The faceless baby could represent feather lack of identity because he’s new to the world. And Bobby painting himself as “pale” and “ghostly” because he could be scared and could feel like no one supported him. This symbol is important because it shows how he isn’t fully mature because he is spray painting but it shows how lonely he feels being a single parent taking care of Feather. So with all the symbols I came to think that Bobby has not fully matured enough for his baby. He wants so badly to still be a kid like when he went to the arcade for when he spray painted the wall. But he is trying to to grow up so he can be the best dad he can
Bobby is just a boy who like most nine year olds looks up to his older brother. The story is set in Cleveland, where Booby introduces his family of four. His father is a high school music teacher, his mother teaches exceptional children, and his brother Carlton
One symbol appears throughout chapter three, the turtle. It is a symbol for the migrants and how some people will go out of their way to knock them down, “the driver saw the turtle and swerved to hit it” simply because they want to, they want to feel like they are powerful (Steinbeck 22). However, some of the people go out of their way to avoid hurting the migrants, “she saw the turtle and swung to the right, off the highway, the wheels screamed and a cloud of dust boiled up” because they know that it would be immoral to hurt something, although they have more power (Steinbeck 22). Another example of a symbol is Rose of Sharon’s pregnancy, it holds new life for the family, except when the baby is born it is “a blue shriveled little mummy” that “‘Never breathed’ said Mrs. Wainwright softly. ‘Never was alive.’” symbolizing how the Joads never really had a chance (Steinbeck 603). They believe in their hearts that they persevere throughout their trials, but in the end they realized their certain doom as soon as they left for California, maybe even
Throughout the novel, the reader is presented with many different symbols. The symbols are clearly seen by Holden's constant repetition of their importance. The symbols are so important and their symbolism is directly related to the major themes of the novel.
Another prevalent symbol to me is the idea of sin. In The Ministers Black Veil Hooper just suddenly one day shows up to church wearing a veil. At first the people are sort of angered by it. People soon start to flock to his congregation to view the spectacle, and go so far as to test their '"'courage'"' by seeing who will go and talk to him. I think that the veil could represent sin. In The Ministers Black Veil Hooper was either trying to hide his sin from the people so that they could not judge him, which is god"'"s job, or maybe he was trying to protecting his self from the sins of the people. In the end of The Ministers Black Veil Hooper dies, and sees his congregation all wearing black veils, which would probably hint that maybe it represented the sin in all of us. In The Birthmark Georgiana"'"s birthmark could represent, as some religions believe, the original sin which is bestowed on all by the '"'hand'"' of god. But, unlike Hooper, Georgiana could not help her markings.
The first symbol is the character Phoenix Jackson herself. Her name is a mythical bird in Egyptian Mythology that represented power and strength. The mythical bird lived for five-hundred years then died in flames and from the ashes the phoenix was reborn. Phoenix Jackson was an elderly woman who was the only person who could get the medicine for her grandson. She endured the cold of winter to get to the town doctor. Phoenix pushed herself using every ounce of her strength to travel across “Natchez trace” she selflessly risked her life. The elderly woman was far too weak to make the trip “she was very old and small and she walked slowly” and “Her eyes were blue with age”, but Phoenix was determined to continue on and get the medicine for her ill grandson. She showed strength and determination by traveling the far distance for someone in need. Phoenix’s Grandson could be viewed as the rebirth of the phoenix. He is Phoenix’s only known relative in the passage and is an extension of phoenix herself. Phoenix Jackson was at an age which death can come at any moment once she passes the only person to continue her family line would be the grandson.
A symbol is when the author uses an object in the story to represent a greater meaning. The quilt is a symbol of the family heritage that can only be appreciated by certain people. It symbolizes a long line of relatives. As you pick up a quilt and look at it, it has several pieces of cloth that are sowed together. The Grandmother made the quilt by hand, which makes it very special.
In the late nineteenth-century symbolism originally developed as a literary movement, soon it was associated in the artwork of younger artist. They believed that art should mirror an idea or emotions rather that symbolize the natural world. In many artworks symbolism adds a quality or idea like in Madonna and Child with Saints Peter Paul and the donor' (1505) by G Bellini. The background illustrates the heavens because the marble floor in the painting contrasts with the natural background giving a heavenly feel. Intentionally, symbolism formed as a reaction to impressionism and naturalism. Many times the color or hue of a painting can surface many emotions, blue for example can represent calmness and red can represent passion or anger. Also many objects in art represent other things beyond themselves. Mirrors can be a sign of the sun, broken it represents separation or bad luck. Most of the symbolist painters used objects and gave them a deeper meaning such as death, religion, and love. Also many artist would intentionally make the meaning their painting unclear and not clarify it, this made most viewers interpret the painting however they wanted. In addition to that symbolism influenced two later art movements, surrealism and expressionism.
One form of symbolism is when the pearl changed colors from the beginning to the end of the book. In the beginning, the pearl was described as “perfect as the moon. It captured the light and refined it and gave it back in silver incandescence.” (Steinbeck, 20) However, at near the end of the book, the pearl was described as “ugly; it was gray, like a malignant growth.” (Steinbeck, 86) This means that the pearl’s evil grew out of control and invaded Kino’s body like a disease. The author is telling the reader that at the end of the novel, the pearl has drained out all of it’s evil. Another form of symbolism is the songs Kino hears in his head. There were songs, such as the song of the family or the song of evil, that would show the reader what the character was thinking about and feeling dread or delight. Before the first evil that the pearl brought into Kino and Juana’s lives, he began to hear the songs again. In the book, it read, “darkness spread over the page, and with darkness came the music of evil again.” (Steinbeck, 36) From that point on, Kino would always hear that song when the pearl brought them
In the Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses a variety of symbols to represent ideas, or abstract notions or conceptions about people, places, and things. A symbol, according to the Webster's Dictionary, is an object that stands for something in addition to its literal meaning. In the book, there is a continual breakdown of society and civilization on the island. During this breakdown, Golding uses symbolism to further explain the process. Some of the things he symbolizes in the novel are the island itself, the conch, the boys clothing, and the violence.
Some of the main symbols of the novel are The Hanging Wall, the colours of the clothing of the different women and the Eyes. All these symbols add different features to the story which are important. Some add fear, suspense, and overall they all add an important understanding of the story line. Margaret Atwood, was able to successfully create symbols which added depth and helped with the understanding of the novel. With these symbols she used in the novel she proved the importance and the positive effects strong symbolism can have with plot and character
Bobby become more involved with his roommate, drinking more than studying, causing his grades to drop. He had missed nearly half of his class meetings, but still decided his social life was more important. One night, he went out with his roommate to a party. After having many
I am telling you about the symbols of bobby and the other from his story of his life the symbols and who he is. All of this is from his story no one else the way it was told straight.
These powerful symbols show how Fitzgerald worked diligently to incorporate ornate symbols in his novels. From “Daddy’s Girl” to the green light, Fitzgerald used symbols that helped to advance and enhance the plot. His symbols are truly vital to his novels, and help to entertain and engage his readers. That is why Fitzgerald is truly the master of symbolis
The third symbol is the most important symbol of all and that is the ugly yellow wallpaper the narrator has to spend her time staring at and in the end g...
The Yellow Wallpaper is overflowed with symbolism. Symbols are images that have a meaning beyond them selves in a short story, a symbol is a detail, a character, or an incident that has a meaning beyond its literal role in the narrative. Gilman uses symbols to tell her story of a woman's mental state of being diminishes throughout the story. The following paragraphs tell just some of the symbols and how I interpreted them, they could be read in many different ways.