Symbolism In The First Part Last
“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.”-Zora Neale Hurston. In this novel The First Part Last by Angela Johnson Bobby’s sixteen and has a baby. He needs to grow up in order to take care of this baby. Angela Johnson also uses symbols to represent Bobby coming of age. It takes almost the entire novel for him to grow up but he finally does at the end of the novel. Bobby needs to grow up, but it takes a while for him to do it.
The basketball in the First Part Last represents childhood. It rolled away towards his mom’s room so he has not matured yet in the novel. Bobby is not matured , yet he still wants his mom to help him out with Feather and do it for him. He needs to take responsibility and he hasn’t done that yet …show more content…
When Nia hands Bobby the balloon she’s pretty much telling him that she’s pregnant and he will have to take responsibility. But it also represents it being Bobby’s birthday. The balloon is telling him that he needs to grow up and start acting like an adult because he will need to be one. He has not come of age yet and with this he is going to need to. If he’s still acting like a child how will he be able to take care of one? He won’t be able to.
The stuffed animal Mrs. Wilkins brought with her to the hospital is showing the symbol of memories. Nia probably won’t make it through the coma because she’s brain dead. This symbol Bobby does kind of grow up because he makes the decision to keep the baby. This decision is going to change his life so he does need to grow up some. This symbol does help him come of age a little bit but not much.
The skiing trophies were a symbol because Bobby was imagining skiing away from all of his problems. This symbol Bobby doesn’t grow up because he wants to ski away from all of his problems and responsibilities. In this symbol he’s not being responsible at all. He’s tired and stressed but that’s what happens when you have a baby. He’s not come of age all that much but he has a little
The basketball in the First Part Last represents childhood. It rolled away towards his mom’s room so he has not matured yet in the novel. Bobby is not matured , yet he still wants his mom to help him out with Feather and do it for him. He needs to take responsibility and he hasn’t done that yet …show more content…
When Nia hands Bobby the balloon she’s pretty much telling him that she’s pregnant and he will have to take responsibility. But it also represents it being Bobby’s birthday. The balloon is telling him that he needs to grow up and start acting like an adult because he will need to be one. He has not come of age yet and with this he is going to need to. If he’s still acting like a child how will he be able to take care of one? He won’t be able to.
The stuffed animal Mrs. Wilkins brought with her to the hospital is showing the symbol of memories. Nia probably won’t make it through the coma because she’s brain dead. This symbol Bobby does kind of grow up because he makes the decision to keep the baby. This decision is going to change his life so he does need to grow up some. This symbol does help him come of age a little bit but not much.
The skiing trophies were a symbol because Bobby was imagining skiing away from all of his problems. This symbol Bobby doesn’t grow up because he wants to ski away from all of his problems and responsibilities. In this symbol he’s not being responsible at all. He’s tired and stressed but that’s what happens when you have a baby. He’s not come of age all that much but he has a little