Mr. Freeman's Reflective Essay: The Bedroom

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The room is depicted as a spontaneous art workshop with “splotches of paint on the ground.” The room also has drawings on the wall of “tormented teenagers and fat puppies,” resulting in a lot of emotion and inspiration in the room. The room is on one end of the building and has sunshine shining through it with music on creating a relaxing setting. Mr. Freeman is kind and welcoming judging from the fact on page 10, “...he smiles at us as we file into class.” He also seems very passionate about art because on page 10, he says, “Welcome to the only class that will teach you to survive....If you don’t learn art now, you will never learn to breathe!!!”

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