ANIMAL DREAMS!

My favorite quote from Animal Dreams so far is "Near the end of the dance, one small eagle arched his wings and ran all the way to the southern end of the plaza. The wind lifted his feathers as he paused on the edge of the precipice and for just a second I was sure he would have to fall, or fly," (p.243). I like this quote because it really made me think about the last line where she was thinking "and for just a second I was sure he would have to fall, or fly," because it seemed to me like it was a symbol and like foreshadowing what was going to happen to Hallie. Like she was either going to fail or succeed.

My favorite character in the book is Codi Noline. I like her because she seems like a good kid. She also seems to me that she under estimates herself more than she should. She thinks she's worthless and no good when actually she makes a huge difference. She's lost and confused and doesn't know who she is yet or who she wants to become. In some ways i see myself as her because she seems like she's looking for something she never will find and she's too much in the future to realize she lives in the present.

My favorite scene/moment in the book so far is when Doc Homer watches Codi burry the baby into the woods. This scene stood out the most to me because it was like i could see how far away his relationship to Codi was. It made me sad for both of them to see them like this because they're family and they should be able to talk about things together and share they're secrets but it just seems like neither one of them is trying hard enough or even if they are it's like one of them is moving farther away.