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1. How does Old Major rally the other animals? Old Major rally’s the other animals by singing them a song, about how the animals works so, hard and are still mistreated by the humans. He tells the other animals that the humans use them until they cant work anymore and then kill them for food and other products. 2. How is animalism like communism? Animalism is like communism because all of the animals are created and treated equal. Everyone works the same amount and is given the same amount of food. 3. At the end of chapter 2 how does Snowball show his hypocrisy? Snowball shows his hypocrisy when he drinks all the milk when no animals should have animal products to eat or drink.

4. What do the sheep represent? The sheep represent the group of mindless followers who follow what the pigs say for no reason.

5. What did Benjamin the donkey realize? Benjamin the donkey realizes that they were working just as hard under animal rule then they were with the farmer.

Snowball- Based off Stalin, he is the pig that leads the uprising. He seems like he is power hungry. The pigs justify not doing any work by saying that they have the brainpower and they lead, while the other animals work. Napoleon- Based of Trotsky, he is the other main pig. He and Snowball clash constantly. While Snowball wants power, Napoleon actually wants to do what is in the best interest of the animals. Boxer- He represents the working class. He strives to work harder. Old Major- Marx or Lennon. He gives the animals the principles of animalism. He gives the animals the idea of an uprising. Squealer- A pig that has a way with words. In charge of propaganda. Moses- A bird that preaches of "sugar candy mountain". He represents the church that is frowned upon with communism.

The characters all come from the farm. They all seem interesting because the their counterparts relate to history. There is no one who we don't like yet.

Summary: We start off the meeting, eating delicious bagels provided by Adam. They have been previously cream cheesed, and we thank him very much for his kindness as a group leader. We start by discussing our initial thoughts on the book. Then, Jake starts asking his 5 questions, while Pat is recording the answers. After, we start analyzing characters. We mention what historical figures the characters are based off of and our thoughts of them. Overall, our meeting went very well. All our group members seem to have a good idea about our book. Everyone input on answering the questions given by Jake and on the website. We all can also identify main characters and relate them to their human in history. Our group seems to be on task, and we enjoy the book a lot. We are excited to see what will happen next in the animal farm.