Bobby Garfield

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Bobby Garfield is the young protagonist of Stephen King's novella "Hearts in Atlantis," whose coming-of-age story explores themes of friendship, loss, and the end of childhood innocence in 1960s America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
protagonist
ageInStory child
appearsIn Hearts in Atlantis NERFINISHED
Hearts in Atlantis (novella) NERFINISHED
associatedAuthor Stephen King NERFINISHED
associatedWorkType novella
characterArc coming-of-age
creator Stephen King
fictionalUniverse Stephen King universe NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Hearts in Atlantis (1999) NERFINISHED
firstPublicationAuthor Stephen King NERFINISHED
genre coming-of-age fiction
languageOfWork English
literaryTheme loss of innocence
memory
nostalgia
medium literature
narrativePerspective retrospective viewpoint
narrativeRole young protagonist
nationalityInFiction American
settingCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
settingPeriod 1960s
themeInvolvement end of childhood innocence
friendship
growing up in 1960s America
loss
workGenreContext dark fantasy elements
drama

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Hearts in Atlantis hasCharacter Bobby Garfield
Joseph Mazzello playedCharacter Bobby Garfield