In the book Boy Overboard, the soccer ball is considered as a very symbolic object as it has many defining qualities about it. In this book, the soccer ball is used to represent freedom, hope, a way to keep families together and survival. The soccer ball has the largest representation of a symbol, as well as being the most important symbol. The soccer ball can be combined with a picture of a globe to provide an important visual symbol that everyone will understand, soccer can provide hope.
Hope and freedom are two very important qualities of life. Soccer can be a game for some, but a way to freedom for others. This is a way to escape reality and just have the freedom to play. With just a soccer ball, children can turn their terrible lives in reality and have a way to enjoy themselves, to be free and just have fun. That is why at the start of some chapters, Jamal has a tendency to imagine that he is playing as a famous team to add to the fun of soccer. Living life without hope is basically living life without a personality. Even though people’s hope will …show more content…
He believes that skills and tricks with his soccer ball can help them with things which are vital for their survival. A soccer ball gives him a sense of importance and a need to be shown. He believes that what he believes that is important for him has also an importance for others when in fact other people also have to fight to survive as well. To live is one of the most important things that can be offered and Jamal’s skills along with his soccer ball can make him believe that his importance augmented exponentially, just so that he and his family could survive.
As shown on the front cover of the book, soccer is a worldwide sport and it will have a great deal of importance to the majority of people worldwide. A soccer ball will not only represent their hopes and dreams, but also a different reality to their normal