public static Symbol newSymbol(String symbolName) {
    { Symbol self = null;

      self = new Symbol();
      self.symbolName = symbolName;
      self.homeContext = ((Context)(Stella.$CONTEXT$.get()));
      self.symbolId = Stella.NULL_INTEGER;
      self.symbolValueAndPlist = Stella.NIL;
      self.symbolSlotOffset = Stella.NULL_INTEGER;
      return (self);
    }
  }