Freewrite/ Insight... hey that rhymes.

Currently in class, we've been reading a classic book called Animal Farm, by George Orwell... We left off in class today reading about the animals and how they are trying to fix the situation with the windmill. It was blown over by the wind and there would be further construction after their hard work already that year. We have also gotten through meeting the characters, debates between animals and everything in between. From what we've read so far, I enjoy this book. I imagine if I would have read it on my own, though, that it would be harder to understand. I like the fact that this story is a parallel situation with the Russian Revolution. 

Besides this, I also enjoy reading about how the animals react with each other. My favorite character so far would be Snowball. He seems to be the most friendly, realistic, and just wants to make everything okay on the farm. I think the characters Squealer and Mollie are really amusing- Squealer has such a big mouth and likes to repeat what people say and is completely ridiculous, while Mollie couldn't care less if she is mistreated and isn't fed as long as she gets to keep her ribbons... ? ... I think the characters personalities and who they reflect really tell you what happened during the Revolution and I think the way it is written and the events that occur are really creative. 

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