What Does Bobby Represent In The Great Gatsby

I will never forget that look and how her voice shook when she said. "Bobby I've got something to tell you." From this quote Bobby's life changed forever. Here are three symbols and they explain why Bobby has contradicting moments with fate,growing up and his new choices. So does he come of age.

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The ski trophy represents rich, expensive, freedom, and decisions. The ski trophy represents expensive because it will cost a lot. Not just for Nia because when they have this baby every week they will be there spending there money. Like Bobby says "under sitter in the dictionary no picture of grandma shows up". This represents his idea of doing all he can do for his Feather. Another representation of the ski trophy was decisions. He needed to choose wealth and freedom and no baby or on the other hand was a baby with responsibility no wealth and barely any freedom. This all combines coming of age because of the choices and tough times. …show more content…
One of the wall pictures is K boy and him flying a kite on a clothesline. Another is when he went to Jamaica with his brothers bearing him in the sand but now there all gone off living there own life's. The last important picture is him blowing bubbles It contradicts what we think of him. It says he drawn this because he is supporting nothing as nothing is supporting him. This shall show us( or shown us ) coming of age by vandalizing one last time and getting caught and paying multiple prices for his actions.

I believe we are always changing so coming of age... is mostly just a saying to one says when a younger person gets older its all part of "growing up". But yes bobby has came of age for him being were he was to were he is now today. This is shown for example in the near end of the book he shows and celebrates that Nai lived a good life and loved him and