Hitt,+Bill


 * Animal Farm Podcast**

The book is still very enjoyable, but it has taken a turn in style. It is not as happy and sweet, instead it is becoming more of a tragedy. As a reader, we have an inside look at all of the things going on, most being nasty. The animals are too gullible to realize that they are being taken advantage of and that the leaders are getting special treatment. The times are getting rough for food, but I feel that they are being overworked anyway. They work constantly so that they can have some food, but now they have no lives. The pigs are now living in the farm house, which is a big deal. They even sleep in the beds. Clover thought that she had remembered there being a rule against beds as one of the Seven Commandments. She went to Muriel, who could read, and asked her to read the commandments. One commandment read "No animal shall sleep in a bed //with sheets."// Squealer then did as he always did, he made a speech trying to condone something. He explained that beds are not a human creation, but sheets are, so they don't sleep with sheets, but blankets. I think that they definitely changed that rule when they wanted to sleep in beds. At this point, Napolean isn't even showing up to Sunday meetings, or anywhere for that matter. The farm house is now guarded by dogs. Napolean is now not a leader, but a dictator who does nothing. Part of me thinks that he did not intend for it to go this far, but one thing led to another. Another part of me thinks that he had intended it to go like this since the beginning and he manipulated everyone. He told the hens that all of their eggs had to be used for trade to get grain. The hens were outraged and basically protested. They didn't get any food and some died. That taught them that they are not going to get any with rebelling. They also believe that Snowball is coming at night and ruining things. I am wondering if that rumor is really true. Their life style is not so glamourous anymore. This shows that a government needs to have a plan for everything ahead of time or that the citizens need to be careful what they believe and follow.
 * Entry five:**

My predictions for the story have happened already. Napolean and Snowball's tension grew. Snowball charmed the animals with his personality and great plans. Napolean was very grumpy and didn't like Snowball's plans for the windmill. This is where I got really confused. I had no idea what went on. It was revealed that Snowball was bad, but I read it over and over again and still couldn't tell what had happened. Napolean was then the leader. I thought his decisions were a little harsh, but probably necessary. Now the animals have to work on Sundays and they even trade with other farms for food. This may be necessary, but it will probably cause problems. I do not have more time to blog so this is going to be short. Sorry!
 * Entry four:**

I am still reading just a little bit at a time, because I don't have much time, but I am still interested in the story. Local farmers are furious and maybe even scared that their animals will rebel as well. The animals of Animal Farm are spreading the word and teaching their song "Beasts of England" to other animals. Jones and the other farmers get together to defeat the animals, but the animals were ready for them. They had a plan and won. A sheep died, Boxer accidentally killed a human, and Snow ball got hurt, but overall, they were successful. Molly became a problem, which is not a surprise. She did not seem interested in Animal Farm and is easy to sway. Clover confronted Mollie about her interacting with a human and Mollie denies it. Mollie runs away, most likely to the enemy. I feel that resentment between animals is starting to take place at the Animal Farm and I feel that ANYTHING could happen now.
 * Entry three:**

I have read twenty more pages since I last blogged. I am still very fascinated with //Animal Farm.// I am connecting a lot of it to the history that we are studying in class. I found it humorous that they study the beliefs of Major and call it Animalism. They have a ceremony every Sunday, I think, that is in honor of him. They sing a ritual song and prepare for the rebellion. One weekend Mr. Jones wouldn't feed them so they broke into the shed that has food. They got in big trouble, but they fought back and the rebellion happened without them knowing that it was going to happen. I was really surprised that it happened so quickly because I thought that the book was going to be about them planning to rebel and then the middle of the story be the rebellion. Now I am curious of what conflicts of going to occur further on. I know there is some tension between the two leader pigs, Snowball and Napolean and I remember reading somewhere that two leaders fight in this book. Right now all of the animals are getting along for the most part, but it seems too good to be true. The writing style is still perfect for me because it is easy, but not too easy so far. I am actually excited to continue to read this!
 * Entry two:**

//Animal Farm// by George Orwell
 * Entry one:**

I have read to page 36

The book began with a preface followed by an introduction. These sections gave me background history to understand the impact of the book in it's time. The story started on page 25. I found out that the farm owner, Mr. Jones, is a drunk, abusive man. All of the animals are introduced. Major, the leader pig, tells everyone that needs to be rebellion and gets everyone pumped up. Major died. The animals didn't give up hope though.
 * Summary:**

I enjoy the book so far. It is written in a way that I can understand. I think that I will like Orwell's writing style. I also like that the book was influential and risky at the time it was published. I am interested to see how the animals rebel.
 * Reflection:**

There was some major foreshadowing so far. It is implied that there will be a rebellion, but the animals won't know it yet. I wonder how the animals will pull it off and work together without a leader?
 * Prediction:**