Write Doodle or Brother somewhere on your paper. You may decorate the name however you wish.

Colors are used symbolically in the story. choose one from the following list and place an abstract of that color on the page. white, red, purple, green, orange, blue, yellow, vermillion

Animals are used symbolically in the story. Choose one and draw a simple representation of it on the page. You may label it if you wish. oriole, rat, screech owl, cardinal, peacock, swamp bird, rain frog, scarlet ibis, locusts, crabs, egrets, crows

Places are used symbolically in the story. Choose one and write the name of the place on your paper. You may be creative. house, swamp, the sea, the front bedroom, cotton fields, stream, barn loft, school, branch, cornfield, heaven, hell, the woods, the dining room, beach, petunia bed, sky, marsh, creek, tropics, South America, Florida, flower garden

Objects are used symbolically in the story. Choose one and draw a simple representation of it on the page. coffin, pillow, go-cart, necklaces, crowns, jewels, ladder, big straw hat, nest, oars, peach cobbler, blood, table, wings, boat, feathers, piece of string, shovel, water

Plants are used symbolically in the story. Choose one and draw a simple representation of it on the paper. rotting brown magnolia leaves, weeds, leaves, pine tree, wildflowers, wild violets, honeysuckle, sunflowers, oaks, elm, trees, red flowers

Time is used symbolically in the story. Choose one and write it on your paper. summer, autumn, spring, winter, May, June, July, dog days, Saturday, night, afternoon, day, cotton-picking time, breakfast, lunch

Weather is used symbolically in the story. Choose one and draw a simple representation on your paper. sun, rain, hurricane, storm, black clouds, lightning, thunder, darkness, sunshine, downpour, wind

The following abstracts are thematic subjects in the story. Before you choose a theme, carefully examine the symbols you chose then choose a thematic subject that reflects your choices. dreams, pride, cruelty, hope, beauty, infallibility, promise, nightmares, defeat, expectations, mercy, heresy

Homework: find a concrete detail for each of your symbols