Where the Red Fern Grows

1. Where the Red Fern Grows By Wilson Rawls

2. Wilson Rawls Grew up in a similar situation as main character, Billy - in dirt-poor Scraper, Oklahoma First wrote Red Fern, then burned it Wife urged him to write it again and he did Also wrote Summer of the Monkeys

3. Main Characters of Red Fern Billy Colman Grandpa Little Ann (coon hound) Old Dan (coon hound) Mama Papa Billy�s sisters Rubin Pritchard Rainie Pritchard Ghost coon Judge (at coon hunting tournament)

4. Theme of the Story �Memories of a wonderful love, unselfish devotion, and death in its saddest form.�

5. Wonderful Love and Unselfish Devotion How does Billy first get the dogs?

6. Wonderful Love and Unselfish Devotion Billy had extra money after purchasing his dogs � what did he do with it? How did Billy train his dogs?

7. Wonderful Love and Unselfish Devotion What did Billy do when the first coon was trapped in the giant tree? Why did Billy do this?

8. Death in Its Saddest Form Where do we see this?

9. Who Is Responsible for Rubin�s Death?

10. How Does Old Dan Die?

11. How Does Little Ann Die?

13. What is the Main Symbol of the Story?

14. What is the importance of the Red Fern?

15. For Further Reading�