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Jody And The Drum Analysis

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Jody and the drum relates to my life because when my grandma dies my granddaddy takes over everything. But when ever my granddaddy die my aunt takes over everything. So when my aunt cant handle things my momma takes over the things she couldn’t handle. Then when my momma cant handle things she passes it to my older sister. So if she cant handle things she passes it to me. So therefore if I cant handle it goes to my little sister. The beating of the drum is my grandma because when she do something my granddaddy does it. So when my granddaddy does it my aunt does it. When my aunt does it my momma does the same thing. So when my momma do it my older sister does it . So when she do it I do it too. Then when I do it my little sister do it after me. …show more content…

So when she is not able to do it granddaddy steps up and do it for her. Then when he is not able to do anymore my aunt is there to finish his work. So therefore when she cant do it my momma steps in for her. So when she is not able to my sister is there behind her so she could do it. And when she is not able to she always bring it to me so I can do it for her. So when I cant do It my little sister. In conclusion, Jody and the drum relates to my grandma that’s over everything. The beating of the drum symbolizes when grandma is leading us through everything. The brass buttons symbolizes that she’s the leader of all of

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