The Flutter-Mill
In the very first chapter, on a gorgeous April day, Jody leaves his chores to build a flutter-mill (a waterwheel) in the stream, and basically thinks it's all that and a bag of chips: "Up, over, do...
Old Slewfoot
Literary Analysis 101: If a book has a big mean animal that just won't stop attacking, you can be 100% sure that the big, mean animal is a symbol, and you can be 98% sure that it's a symbol of man'...
Flag the Fawn
Our cute little baby deer, covered in spots, is the perfect symbol of Jody himself, who also just so happens to be covered in spots! Well, freckles, anyway.Jody finds him right at the moment the fa...