This is a great challenge for you to come up with your own ideas, and start to build confidence as a writer by crafting your report in which you express your ideas. It would be robbing you of the experience to just do it for you. But I will help a little ;]

What even is symbolism? Colors and objects, certain actions, can be associated with a deeper meaning, which can be intentional or not on the author’s part.

Red is a color that’s used in TVL. So if I were to pick that as a symbol to investigate, I would look at things that are mentioned with this color. This is a short list.

• Blood, obviously, and Lestat’s vision of the red stream when he is turned.
• Lestat’s lip makeup he wears when he performed with the little actor troupe.
• Nicolas has a red velvet frock coat.
• Lestat’s red velvet cloak, given to him after killing the wolves.
• Lestat getting kidnapped in that red cloak.
• The murdered stable boy wearing a fancy red velvet coat.

What kinds of connections can you make? You could say that:

• Red is associated w/ positive feelings like being rewarded, for Lestat’s service to his village. Velvet is expensive, and the villagers are showing that they appreciate him and respect him as their Marquis’ son.
• Red lips make him look more attractive on stage, red lips usually imply that there is blood in them from kissing or the anticipation of kissing, so there’s that flirtatious excitement there.
• When the Children of Darkness kill the stable boy, Lestat finds the body dressed in a red velvet coat:

“I kept thinking over and over of the stable boy, mangled and thrown there in that fancy red velvet frock coat. I had seen that coat before and I couldn’t remember where I had seen it. Had it been one of my own? Had they gotten into the tower? No, that was not possible, they couldn’t have gotten in. Had they had a coat made up identical to one of my own? Gone to such lengths to mock me? No. How could such creatures do a thing like that? But still… that particular coat. Something about it…”

Did they mean, “This is YOU Lestat, all dressed up like you’re the prince of France! We made this kid into a piñata and we’re going to destroy you as badly as this next BWAHAHAHAAAA!” ?

Skim TVL and find recurring colors, objects, actions, and list them. Then, you might start to see associations you can make.