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A Child Called It
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A Child Called ‘It’ is the story of a young boy who, in order to survive, must triumph over the physical, emotional, and medical abuse created by his mother. The exploitation of alcohol plays an important role in the abuse by the mother and the neglect to see and the courage to intervene the problems by Dave’s father. Dave considered the abuse he endured by his mother, ‘games’. But he always tried to be one small step ahead of her. Evaluation I think that Animal Farm is a good book for information on Russia’s hard times. This book is also helpful to the authority to know how the other people feel. Although I would not tell anyone to read this book other than to go to sleep. This book was realy difficult for myself and others to read. There are to many animals in this book, people can not keep up with the all of the characters. Test Questions 1) Who was the head animal, and what kind of animal was he? 2) When would an animal be killed? 3) Describe Napoleon. 4) Compare and contrast Boxer and Clover. 5) Select one character and describe him/her in one paragraph. 6) Classify the animals by hardworking and non-hardworking. 7) Analyze why Napoleon had to have animals test his food. 8) Determine a conclusion on what would have happened to the farm if Mr. Jones would have never starter drinking. 9) Predict what would have happened if Old Major never died. 10) Change one animal to a human, do you think things would be different? 11) Do you agree had not Old Major died Napoleon would be the villain. 12) Argue who’s the bad guy Mr.Jones or Napoleon. Mr. Jones is a villain in Animal Farm. At one time Jones was actually a decent master to his animals. In recent years the farm had fallen on harder times. Jones was losing his "edge." In fact, he and his men had taken up the habit of drinking. Old Major reveals his feelings about Jones when he says, "Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals. He sets them to work, he gives back to them the bare minimum that will prevent them from starving and the rest he keeps for himself." Old Major proposes a solution to the animals’ problem against Jones’ administration when he inspires a rebellion among the animals. After his death, three days after the barnyard speech, things changes drastically when Napoleon and the other pigs begin to take over. The ideals old Major proclaimed seemed to not even have been considered when they were establishing their new government after the successful revolt. Snowball as a pig very similar to Napoleon— at least in the early stages. Both pigs wanted a leadership position. But as time goes on, both eventually realize that one of them will have to step down. The two were always arguing. Snowball and Napoleon were by far the most active in the debates. But it was noticed that these two were never in agreement: whatever suggestion either of them made, the other could be counted to oppose it. The puppies taken away from their mothers in efforts to establish a private police force would later be used to eliminate Snowball. Napoleon, the pig, is really the central character on the farm. Comrade Napoleon represents the human frailties of any revolution. Although Napoleon seems at first to be a good leader, he is eventually overcome by greed and soon becomes power-hungry. The true side of Napoleon becomes clear after he slaughters so many animals for plotting against him. He even hires a pig to sample his food for him to make certain that no one is trying to poison him. Boxer is the male carthorse, is very large and as strong as any two ordinary horses put together. He has a white stripe down his nose, which makes him look slightly stupid, and in fact he isn't highly intelligent, but he is steady, very hard working and respected by all. Clover is the female carthorse, is very kind and motherly. She is stout, never having gotten her figure back after her fourth foal. She is devoted to Boxer. Benjamin is the donkey is the oldest and worst tempered animal on the farm. He doesn't seem to care who is in charge of the farm since he says it makes no difference in his life. He seldom talks and never laughs. He is also very intelligent. He is devoted to Boxer in his own way, and the two of them usually spend their Sundays together grazing side by side.
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