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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Homework: find a concrete detail for each of your symbols