Part of growing up, is becoming a man. How do we know when we have reached that point of adulthood? Bobby was an average teenager in New york. On his sixteenth birthday, his girlfriend told him some life changing news. She was pregnant. Bobby decides to keep the baby,
after his girlfriend becomes brain dead. His time for childhood is over, and he struggles with becoming a Father, but most importantly a man. Bobby is a character from a book called “The
First Part Last,” written by Angela Johnson. Through Johnson’s symbolism in the book, Bobby
was not a man, until the very end of the book.
Bobby did not become a man until the end, because of three specific symbols used
throughout the text. The first symbol, is dancing. While Nia was pregnant,
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They can not make up their minds, so Nia
simply asks Bobby if he wants to dance. And Bobby says he does. Dancing is a way to relieve
yourself of stress and problems, and it is associated with childhood and happiness. In that
chapter, Bobby was not being a man.
The second symbol, is Bubble Gum. One day, Bobby and Nia are at the doctor’s office,
and they still can not decide what to do about the baby. They are standing out in the hallway,
after the nurse informed them about different types of adoption. Bobby pulls out some gum, and
Bobby and Nia chew it, and blow bubbles. Bubble gum is associated with childhood, and being
young. In that chapter, Bobby had not become a man yet.
The third symbol, is a basketball. One day, when Feather was a small baby, Bobby feels
The urge to go play basketball. He picked up his basketball, and walks out the door. Then, he
Realizes he left his baby, and he turns around and goes back into the house. He drops his
basketball, and it rolls into his mom’s room. A basketball is a childish thing, and something that
Bobby used to be very fond of. When it rolled away from him, it Symbolized that childhood
Shapes are the first symbols that can be seen throughout the story. For example, the black box, and the town square are square shape. A square represents Shirley states, “the people of the village began to gather in the square.” Circles are also shown in the stool and in the white paper. Shirley Jackson wrote, “it had a black spot on it.”
Bobby's childhood is just like the basketball, he sets the basketball on the floor and it just rolls away. This also symbolizes coming of age because when your childhood is rolling away you know that you are beginning to become older. One quote that is good for this is "It's time to grow up, too late, your out of time. Be a grown up." This is a good quote because it shows that as soon as that ball begins rolling, you can claw at it all that you want, but you can't stop it all that you can do is grow up. You don't have a lot of time to grow up but you have to anyway, you don't have a choice. The basketball represents Bobby's childhood as it is rolling away and that he can't stop it so he must accept it and grow up.
The opening scene displays a Mud Dog practice at which bobby is carrying excessive amounts of waterboy “gear” demonstrating the comedic side of the film. This comedic style is carried throughout the movie coming in a variety of forms such as: punchlines, slapstick, irony, and many other things. Adam Sandler does an excellent job portraying Bobby in a way that makes him the unusual yet undisputed protagonist. The inclusion of an extremely overprotective mother in Helen further adds to the humor of the movie. In many scenes she is seen combing Bobby’s hair and tucking him in at night, despite that he is over the age of thirty. Perhaps the most significant foreshadowing in the movie revolved around Helen, and her determination to not let Bobby play football. At one point in the movie, she fakes being sick just to distract her son from participating in the game, and it works as Bobby announced he would not play in the Bourbon Bowl despite a lack of support from his fan base. However, it was evident that this upset Helen and she was going to eventually encourage Bobby to play. A certain level of romance is also evident in the movie between Bobby Boucher and his “girlfriend” Vicki Vallencourt (Fairuza Balk). While this is not the main premise of the plot, the movie does end with the two getting married as a final hooray to
One of the first, and most important symbols in The First Part Last is Just Frank's character, and this symbol represents being a man, which must be done for someone to come of age. In addition to symbolizing being a man, his character relates to people's expectations. Without even thinking of the consequences, Just Frank risked his life to save a young girl, in defiance of what others had believed him to be. This is related to being a man because Just Frank took responsibility, decided to be man, and fought back. Bobby says, "I laughed 'cause I didn't consider him much of one, a
Which leads on to are next symbol. The Skiing trophies. This represent all that Bobby has accomplished in life. It also stands for all of Bobby’s dreams because he has a lot to live for as in his beautiful baby and his amazing artistic ability.The things that he has accomplished is a lot like he accomplished telling Nia’s parents and his parents that Nia is having a baby. Plus he tell his best friends K-boy and JL. Something that Bobby and Nia, both accomplished at the time is making the decision of putting their baby up for adoption. Bobby and Nia’s decision about giving feather up for adoption is a really big accomplishment because it is a life changer. But after all the problems that came up with having Feather. Bobby decides to keep her and care and love for his tiny and beautiful baby
You start to see Bobby growing up. You see him grow up through this entire book. You can see him slowly give up his childhood he misses arcades and he misses the things he used to do with his friends but things have to change. Some will be hard to give up but he has to give them up. His friend calls him up to play and game of basketball. Basketball can be a symbol of his past and his teenage years which he is giving up on for feather. Says yes and leaves he gets out the apartment and around the corner when
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.
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.
How he should act, be responsible, and not act like he is the only thing that matters in this world. "Just Frank" is a great example of being a man because he saved a little girl from being taken and was killed while saving her. Now everyone thought he was just this drunk and dirty guy, but he was a hero and the best example for Bobby for growing up and becoming a man. I believe he is one of the reasons that Bobby had gotten his act together because looking back on what Frank had done, Bobby now has a baby girl and he would do anything to protect her from being taken. So he started to become a man to protect her like Frank had done for his
He sprints to the maintenance department to check out the tape from the security camera. It sounds like everyone can hear his heartbeat sound, “Why are you so nervous?” Mr. Bob, the maintenance guy,
I love my family with all my heart, that’s what the hearts represent. My family is always there to support me when I need help and they are always there to pick me up when I’m down, and they always push me to do my best in everything I do. The next symbol are the music notes, I love music. Even though I don’t play any
The intricate plot of this story gives the reader a close look at Bobby’s life. Fifteen-year-old Bobby Phillips, the main character of this story, is brave, daring, and persistent, three qualities that keep him trying to find solutions to his problems. Bobby has many troubles such as becoming invisible and not knowing how to get back, having a secret life, and having no connection with his parents. Being in Chicago gives Bobby an additional s...
The wall is a symbol because he tries to find the babies face in it. He is coming of age because he got arrested for his actions. He couldn't find the babies face in the painting he kept using green yellow ext. but he could not find it. QUOTE GOES HERE. So thats the reason how bobby is coming of age and thats how the wall is a
Victor has known Bobby and treated him since he was really little. As a doctor, Dr. Victor creates bonds with her patients. If bobby ever need something or someone to talk to Dr. Victor was always there. Bobby trusts her a lot. Dr. Victor has a knack at skiing. She puts her skiing trophies on a shelf in the doctor's office to display her accomplishments. Bobby wishes he could skii. Trophies are another symbol. Trophies represent and symbolize accomplishments and how well you do on something. Dr. Victor was showing her accomplishments and goals met through those
Adulthood has often been associated with independence. It serves as a turning point in life where one has to take responsibility for oneself and no longer being dependent on his or her family. Early adulthood, usually begins from late teens or early twenties and will last until the thirties (Santrock, 2013). Early adulthood revolves around changes and exploration while middle and late adulthood are more of stability. The transition from adolescence and adulthood differs among every individual. The onset of the transition is determined by many factors such as culture, family background, and the personality of the individual. Emerging adulthood (as cited in Santrock, 2014) is the term to describe the transition period from adolescence to adulthood.