views the characters and the choices they make.]]> people who move from their country to live in another one.]]> straw and sticks.]]> homes.]]> surroundings.]]> safe.]]> ready for a book report.]]> understand the plot.]]> built their houses out of things like straw and sticks.]]> strong in tough times.]]> message might the author be sending us?]]> good example is the book "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn."]]> character or an object in a story is a symbol.]]> sidewalk in front of her apartment.]]> requires planning and preparation."]]>