A balloon, in the beginning of the book, symbolizes childhood. Nia gave the balloon to Bobby on his birthday when she told him she was pregnant. This symbolizes childhood because all kids want balloons when they are little. This is important because they are having a child together. These are the reasons why a balloon in the beginning of the book is symbolizing childhood.
Pizza, mentioned throughout the book, represents hunger. When Nia was pregnant with Feather she ate a lot of pizza. This represents hunger because when you are hungry one of the first things that comes to many people’s minds is pizza. This is important because Nia loved pizza. This is why pizza symbolizes hunger.
The object puke, on page 51, means babies. Feather pukes on
