Siužetinės Linijos Aprašymas
There are many themes, symbols and motifs present throughout the novel Milkweed including the obvious theme of the Holocaust: family, friendship, prejudice, courage, kindness, identity, dehumanization, survival, the triumph of the human spirit, and more. There are recurring motifs and symbols as well such as Janina's shoes, the stone angel, the carousel, milkweed, the missing cow, etc. Students can explore themes, symbols and motifs in a novel by identifying a few and creating images and captions depicting examples from the text.