User:Rjleroux

The title "Rifles For Watie" is important to most all aspects of the book. In the book General Watie is a rebel general who buys rifles from a corrupt union soldier. The importance is extreme because it can help win the war against the union. The main character, Jeff, finds out about the rifles being sold to the General listed in the title of the book. The setting is revealed by the title because it talks about rifles. Most wars include rifles and many other weapons of warfare. The use of a name along with the word rifles indicates the theme must include some type of relationship between a person and weapons. A rifle is definitely a symbol for a fight, war or some type of conflict.