Coming Of Age In The Great Gatsby

“I just smile and try to keep from curling up in the baby carrier with the kid”.
Coming of age is the process of going into adulthood. Throughout this story we see many symbols that show that Bobby is coming of age. Coming of age starts at a young age, or a childhood. The basketball is a symbol of Bobby's childhood. As a younger kid Bobby liked to play basketball, but know that he has a kid he has to become an adult and take care of his baby, Feather. "I lay my basketball down and it rolled out the door into the hall toward Mary's room". This quote shows that when he was trying to take care of his kid he also took responsibility and showed that he is coming of age. "Paul throws a ball back to a group of kids by the slide". Before Bobby tells us this he is saying that he has never loved anyone more than he loves Feather. This is showing that he has almost fully came of age. Paul throws the ball back symbolizing that
An example could be paintings. The main one being his mural on the wall. This painting symbolizing his emotions. He draws himself as a ghost boy with a faceless baby in the carrier. “Pretty soon he’s going to have to look inside the carrier and make up a face for the kid if it’s gonna be following him all over the damned place anyway”. Angela could’ve meant this to say that Bobby has not yet figured out Feathers identity because she is too young and innocent. She also could’ve implied that the faceless baby was Bobby. He could’ve drawn himself as the faceless baby because he didn’t know who he was anymore, and some day he was going to have to figure it out. He felt empty, like he didn’t belong. “It’s all got to come to an end soon. I’m going to have to find the kid’s face. It’s going to be hard now ‘cause I’m out of breathe and running out of color in my cans. I’m almost empty”. He didn’t even know himself which shows that he is neither a child or an