Rocket Boys Coming Of Age Analysis

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In the novel Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam, the theme of coming of age occurs quite often. This theme is very prominent in the character of Homer Hickam Jr. Who has dreams of building rockets and eventually working for NASA. But, his father Homer Hickam Sr. has very different plans, he wants his son to work in the coalmines with him just like most kids growing up in Coalwood. This Novel showed through Homer that life doesn't get easier and that you don't always get what you want, but you just have to keep on trying.

The quote “For all the knowledge and pleasure they gave me, the books I read in childhood did not allow me to see myself past Coalwood. Almost all the grown-up Coalwood boys I knew had either joined the military services or gone …show more content…
“Make these fly. Show your dad what you and I did together.”
My father had clearly, in no uncertain terms, told me to stop building rockets. The BCMA was now an outlaw organization. I don’t know why, but that felt good. I had the urge to hug Mr. Bykovski, but resisted it. Instead, I stood straight and tall, and said firmly, and what I hoped was manfully, “Yes, sir. You can count on me.”” showed another important “micro-theme” in the overall theme of coming of age. This “micro-theme” is that when you're successful there will always be people who doubt you. But, you need to understand that these doubters no matter how much you trust them are not always going to be right.

“Sonny,” [Miss Riley] said, “a lot has happened to you, probably more than you know. But I’m telling you, if you stop working on your rockets now, you’ll regret it maybe for the rest of your life.” this quote is another example of people around Homer supporting him. The supporter in this case is Miss Riley who is Homer’s teacher. Segwaying into one of the most important aspects of a coming of age story. The aspect of sadness, this is because Miss Riley was diagnosed with cancer and was sent to the hospital right after the BCMA wins the National Science
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