The Drummer Boy Of Shiloh Poem Analysis

The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” was about the drummer at the battle of Shiloh. It was written by Ray Bradbury’s. There are a lot of symbols in this story. They represent a lot of things. Like the blossom tree.
The blossom tree in the orchard. Its connection to the battle is that it is where the army rested before battle. It symbolizes a resting spot. It connects to my life because when I was smaller I used to rest up under a tree at my grandmother’s house. It wasn’t a peach blossom tree but worked as a good resting spot.
In the story Toby wished he had a shield to protect himself. He thought that since the soldiers had protection he wanted it. He only had a drum and two sticks in the war. Sometimes when around people I feel like I don’t have

enough. I have something’s but not enough to protect me.
The drum is probably the most important symbol. Whichever way the drummer beat the drum that’s how the army marched. That’s also the only thing he had in the battle. The only thing I have in this battle is my two closet friends. They help me out a lot.
The symbols mean a lot in the story. The blossom tree the resting spot. The shield he wants to protect him. The drum the closest thing he has in the army. The battle of Shiloh ended April 7th 1862. The drummer boy was the heart of that battle and led the soldiers confidently into every war.