The Old Red Balloon Analysis

The first symbol in this story is the old red balloon. A red balloon typically means love and baby. In the first part last Nia (Bobby's girlfriend) has become pregnant and she meets with Bobby and hands him the red balloon. Bobby is shocked and can't believe that he got Nia pregnant and that she has a baby in her stomach. Bobby eventually has to explain it to their parents and he goes to his first. Bobby's mom is just sitting there and his dad is baling his eyes out. Then he goes to Nia's parents house and he basically lies about the whole situation and just keeps saying yes sir, yes mam.

The Basketball in first part last means Bobby's childhood and it reminds him of his friends that are now really not there because of Feather being born. He doesn't have the time to go and "ball" with his buddies or even hang out with them as Feather is his number one priority. The first time he see's the basketball he looks at it and it rolls away, and this symbolizes his childhood going away and that he needs to grow up. The second time he sees this symbol Bobby is with his brother Paul and they are in the
Typically with a note in school per say its like a sick note and means your getting out of school which i'd say 95% of people dislike. So if Bobby had a note to get out of taking care of Feather than he would definitely like having that opportunity because early on he doesn't want to take care of a baby and his childhood be ruined. Now later in the story Bobby DOES get a note and it's not the type of note. that he wanted to receive. Something had happened to Nia and Bobby needs to find out what happened. He starts to run to the hospital and eventually pray to god, but he only starts to when something tragic happens but, in the beginning of the story Johnson wrote that Bobby and his family went to church every