My Brother Sam Is Dead
Describe symbolism in My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier
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The musket, Brown Bess, is a symbol of rebellion. Ironically, the name and the symbol fit...... Brown Bess is named after a Queen of England, and it is being used against the country she ruled.
My Brother Sam is Dead