Story progresses, we see many changes in many different characters. One of these changes is coming of age. Near the beginning of the story, Bobby is showing regret of taking Feather as his own. He wishes it would all go away. Parts like this in the story make us ask: has Bobby really come of age?
There are several objects of symbolism throughout the story. The first object of symbolism is the blank wall that Bobby spray paints during the story."He appeared to think that the wall represented himself in some ways. The wall represented an open book. As he paints, the book's pages begin to fill. He shows different chapters of his life as he paints. The things