Derrik

=Derrik's Reading Log (Passage Master, Connector, Researcher, Vocab Enricher, Discussion Director)=

I & II pg.(12) "Beasts of England" this is the song that the animals sing all the time now. This also marks the start of the revolution. pg.(22) "...painted out Manor Farm from the top bar of the gate and in its place painted Animal Farm." This is right after the animals have taken over the farm from the humans and they go out and change the name of the farm. (Also on this page are the "commandments" that the animals must follow) pg.(24) " 'Never mind the milk, comrades!" cried Napoleon, placing himself in front of the buckets. "That will be attended to. The harvest is more important. Comrade Snowball will lead the way, I shall follow in a few minutes. Forward, comrades! The hay is waiting.' So the animals trooped down to the hayfield to begin the harvest, and when they came back in the evening it was noticed that the milk had disappeared." A very interesting quote... Napoleon has hidden the milk from the others. Why?
 * Summary:** Major died but, started the revolt of the animals against the humans. The animals took over the farm and then went about their work. Napoleon is rising as a leader and is rather suspicious at the end of chapter 2.
 * Passage Master:**

III The pigs getting all the good food is like smart people in the world today tricking those that are not so bright so that they can gain from it. Also this chapter really marks the start of a class system. The pigs are the upper-class and then there are the middle class of dogs, goats and cats and then there is the lower class of sheep and such. Class is based by intelligence in this book. The way in which the animals that make up these class act, and the role they play in their society is very similar to communist Russia.
 * Summary:** First it talks about how it is hard for the animals to use the tools because they aren't allowed to stand on their hind legs but, they still harvest faster than the humans did. Then is says that Boxer was as strong as 3 horses and got a lot of work done but, the cat and Molly slacked off sometimes. The pigs are the ruling class pretty much. Napoleon and Snowball never agree. Snowball has set up many different comities and organizations. Napoleon took 9 puppies from their mothers and is teaching them in seclusion. All the animals are being taught the alphabet. The pigs, for some reason, are getting all the milk and apples!
 * Connector:**

IV Very famous English writer and journalist. Most of his life he wrote as a journalist and an essayist but, at the end of his life he wrote books like Animal farm.
 * Summary:** The animals have been sending brids to other farms to educate them and to teach them "Beasts of England". THe humans have been organizing an attack against animal farm . The humans do attack but, with Snowball's knowledge of Caesar's battle plans the animals were able to defend the farm. One sheep was killed and snowball was injured. Boxer thought he had killed a young boy but, he had only knocked him out.The sheep was buried and the animals plan to celebrate their independence day and the day of this battle in the upcoming years.
 * Researcher:** George Orwell is Eric Arthur Blair's pen name. Orwell has written 2 books about totalitarianism and Stalinism.

V Totalitarianism: when a government controls every aspect of the people's lives that are under their control. dynamo: generator posthumously: following or occurring after death. VI & VII
 * Summary:** Mollie had secret contact with the humans and Colver saw this. Clover confronted Mollie and Mollie became very upset and then disappeared. The pigoens saw Mollie working as a carriage puller. Next Snowball started to come up with plans for a windmill. Napoleon opposed this idea and even pee'd on the plans. WHen the day of the vote for the windmill arrived there was a debate. Towards the end the debate favored Snowball but, Napoleon called in the 6 puppies, that are now his fierce secret police, and they chased Snowball out of Animal Farm. Napoleon has gotten rid of the debates, he has made the pigs the leaders, and he has decided to build the windmill. Squealer spreading his propaganda.
 * Vocab Enricher:**
 * Summary:** The animals were making progress building the mill and then a storm came. The windmill was knocked down the next day when the animals woke up. They blamed the incident on Snowball. Napoleon told the hens to starting laing more eggs so that he could sell them at the market for money. The chickens resisted because Snowball told them to. There was a food shortage on animal farm. Napoleon came forward one day with his dogs and asked anyone who was helping Snowball to come forward. One by one they came forward and Napoleon had the dogs kill them. After that he set a reward on all the Snowball. The animals are sad and disheartened right now but, none will think of rebellion because they are afraid of being killed.

VIII
 * Summary:** Napoleon keeps having Squealer change the commandments. Napoleon kept switching between loyalties towards Frederick and Pilkington. The mill was finished and Napoleon decided to sell the left over wood to Frederick for money for the internals of the mill. Frederick bought the wood but, the money was counterfeit. Napoleon was enraged and rallied the animals. That same day Frederick and his men attacked. They drove the animals into the barns and then blew up the mill. THe animals ran out enraged and drove the men from the farm. Many animals died that day. Napoleon and squealer called it a victory but, Boxer is starting to wonder. The animasl celebrated for 2 days. Then it was told that Napoleon was dying but, he soon recovered. Squealer was found lying on the ground of the bar by a broken ladder and a bucket of white paint (at night).

pg.88 "Squealer, temporarily stunned, was sprawling beside it, and there lay a lantern, a paint-brush, and an overturned pot of white paint." This is when Squealer is changing the commandments in the middle of the night. This also shows that Napoleon is deceiving this followers. pg.83 "The windmill had ceased to exist!" This is when Frederick and his men blew up the windmill. This also marks the moment when some animals started truly doubt Napoleon. pg.85 " 'What is that gun firing for?' said Boxer. 'To celebrate our victory!' cried Squealer." As I said above animals are not so excited about Animal Farm. We see here that Boxer is wondering if his life is actually better or if it is worse or the same as when Jones was there. Boxer is no the same Napoleon fan that he was.
 * Passage Master:**

IX
 * Summary:** Clover helped Boxer's hoof to heal. Napoleon told more lies about Snowball and now holds a parade around the farm weekly. Boxer worked super hard and one day he was found lying in the quarry with blood leaking from his mouth. He was very weak and the animals had to help him to the barn. Napoleon said he was calling the doctor for Boxer but, really he called the Knacker. The Animals realized it was the knacker and tried to save Boxer but, they failed. Napoleon covered this up with more lies. Then the pigs bought another case of beer and got drunk.
 * Connector:** In this chapter we see something that happens everyday on many different scales. A group or a people putting themselves above others. The Pigs are keeping the little people down and raising themselves up. Also we see the people that now the truth twisting the truth or just making up something else. In other words the smart people are taking advantage of the not so smart people.

X
 * Summary:** Much time has passed and only Clover, the old mule, Napoleon, some of the other pigs, and a few other are the only ones that are still alive since the rebellion. The pigs have taken complete control. The pigs now walk around on two legs and wear human clothes. Napoleon changed the name of the farm back to The Manor Farm. He also invited the other human farmers over for supper and a "fiesta". Napoleon has become worse than Jones was. The animal are being feed less and most of them don't even really know about the rebellion.