Quickwrite - Symbolism in Stories I've Read

Many symbols are used in books, and/or a secret way to say things between some people. Symbols can be different things, like a drawing, or an object.

In the story, The Cranes, for example has a symbol. The cranes in the story that tells the childhood friendship of the two men is a symbol. The cranes can be a symbol for freedom, where cranes normally want to be free, and that the main character set his friend free.