Animal Farm By George Orwell

Boxer is a fictional horse in George Orwell’s Animal Farm, which is a satire of the Russian Revolution. Many characters allude to different groups or important people from this era, and this applies to Boxer as well. Boxer is a representation of the working class because of his qualities, personality, his role in the novel and his motto. Orwell expresses much criticism towards the character of Boxer because he lets Napoleon think for him.

Boxer was an extraordinary and a motivational character to the other animals in the novel by George Orwell, “Animal farm.” In this book, Boxer represented the peasants and long suffering workers. Boxer was a hard working contributor to the farm, he was very loyal to Napoleon and the other farm animals, and he was also a leader and motivation to everyone around him.

Boxer is a very important animal at the animal farm who takes the weight of the problems and puts them on himself and always claims he will work harder. Boxer, the workhorse on the farm, has always worked hard and pushes himself to be better, and to do more. This made all the animals look up to him, more than their actual leader at times. He takes responsibilities that are not even his and excels. Animal Farm by George Orwell shows the many ways the Boxer is an important virtue to the farm and to his friends.

Throughout the story, Boxer displays loyalty towards the leaders of the farm. For example, one of Boxers personal favorite mottos is “Napoleon

Orwell continues to represent class on the farm through the character of Boxer. Boxer represents the lower, working class who were uneducated and inferior to the nobles and government, in this case the pigs and dogs. ‘I will work harder.’ and ‘Napoleon is always right.’ his mottos show just how loyal and hard-working he was. Boxer would work and work until he was at the point of collapsing and this is just what the working class of Russia would do, slaving away their today for a better tomorrow. Boxer is key in building the windmill, which represents change, the change that Boxer wants to bring to the farm through his hard work and determination. Boxer may have had all these credits but what Orwell uses Boxer to say is that no matter how physically strong you are, it’s nothing compared to knowledge and mental strength. When Napoleon tells Boxer he is to retire after he collapsed whilst working, Boxer naively gets on the van that is not really to take him to where he will retire, but to the knackers’ yard to be killed. Even though Boxer was so driven and committed in what he did, he wasn’t able to spot that Napoleon was tricking him because he wasn’t nearly as well educated as Napoleon. So to cut a long story short, the fact that Boxer was poorly educated eventually lead to his demise.

The ninety-five page novella, Animal Farm, written by George Orwell. Aimed at teenagers and adults, it cleverly shows the flaws within society and how we will never change. This timeless classic was converted into an hour and ten minute long film (in 1954) which is suitable and supposedly appealing to young children.

It is the middle of Summer when Boxer, a horse, and Benjamin, a donkey were freed from their human oppressors on Manor farm, or commonly known as Animal Farm. Napoleon, who is the farm’s “President” is a pig, which all pigs are smarter than the other animals (and Napoleon is the smartest pig out of all the pigs, which makes him the leader). Animal Farm is a book written by George Orwell. Boxer, who has a big role in this book, is the main topic of this essay. Boxer has a big role on this farm because of all his actions. Boxer is a hard worker, and his main motto is “I shall work harder,” (Orwell #29) showing that he is a big helper on the farm. He supports “Comrade Napoleon”, which makes him loyal to Napoleon, and he is overall a great animal to have around a farm because of how hard he works and how his personality is.

In Animal Farm by George Orwell, Old Major declares “‘And even the miserable lives we lead are not allowed to reach their natural span. For myself I do not grumble, for I am one of the lucky ones. I am twelve years old and have had over four hundred children. Such is the natural life of a pig. But no animal escapes the cruel knife in the end. You young porkers who are sitting in front of me, every one of you will scream your lives out at the block within a year. To that horror we all must come--cows, pigs, hens, sheep, everyone. Even the horses and the dogs have no better fate. You, Boxer, the very day that those great muscles of yours lose their power, Jones will sell you to the knacker, who will cut your throat and boil you down for the

Boxer is a hard working horse that is being taken advantage of by Napoleon. Boxer is unaware of that Napoleon has made him be the main worker of the windmill. Boxer is used by Orwell to show how leaders exploit the working class for their own personal gains. In the literary analysis essay “Animal Farm: An Allegory of Revolution” Valerie Meyers states that Boxer’s role in the novel is to show “the decent working man, fired by enthusiasm for the egalitarian ideal, working overtime in the factories or on the land, willing to die to defend his country” (27).

In the satiric novel entitled, Animal Farm by George Orwell, the character Boxer represents the working class members of society who rebel against Farmer Jones to gain freedom. However the utopia they fought for was not realized and they are manipulated by the pigs; In turn, they find themselves no better off than when they started. Boxer was hardworking, helpful, and loyal. Without Boxer, who became a symbol of hope and represents the strive to continue for the other animal,the farm would have never progressed as far as it did.

Boxer and the Proletariat The novel Animal Farm is a timeless fairy story with a strong political message, paralleling the Russian Revolution. The novel was written by George Orwell, a world-renowned writer who is well versed in an array political topics, specifically the Russian Revolution, and makes his opposition to totalitarianism exceedingly clear.

In the allegorical novel entitled Animal Farm, the author, George Orwell, uses animals to represent the actual people in the Russian Revolution. Boxer is a horse who gets the farm through a lot of hardship. The farm would not have gotten to its point of success without Boxer pulling them through every obstacle in the way. All throughout his time, Boxer always helped the farm to grow and progress. Boxer kept the farm lasting with his loyalty to Napoleon, indefatigable hardworking spirit, and his admirable strength.

Dedication, hope, and dreams of a better life for the animals, was all the horse could ever think of. In Animal Farm the author George Orwell choose Boxer the horse to represent the industrious and determined working class looking for changes during the Russian Revolution. From the visual it can be easily interpreted that the horse was an innocent hardworking soul. Boxer is portrayed, as an individual who may not be the brightest, but is a man of his words. All his perseverance ultimately, plays a crucial role in the story and keeps the plotline going. For instance, inspiring other animals, using his strength to hold together the farm, and lastly his gullible side that later causes him trouble.

George Gurdjieff was an influential spiritual teacher in the early twentieth century. He references in the following quote that when one is uneducated he will always remain a slave. “Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave.” (Gurdjieff) This ties in with how the animals are treated in George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Animal Farm is a novella about animals who take over their farm, and form a society. The animals rebel and overtake their master, Mr. Jones, forming their society based on Animalism, or the belief in equality of all animals. However a corrupt pig named Napoleon comes to power, and uses

In the allegory, Animal Farm, by George Orwell, one of the main characters of the book is a horse named Boxer. With the use of Boxer and other animals, the book represents the Russian Revolution when the Russian monarchy was overthrown and replaced by a communist nation named the Soviet Union or Union of Soviet Socialists’ Republics. Boxer ties into this historical event by symbolizing the working class in Russia willing to do any type of action for their country to persevere. Boxer, like the Russian middle class, is given difficult jobs to accomplish. However, he never gives up his fight to help Animal Farm, even when the farm relies on totalitarianism to rise to the top. In addition, without Boxer the farm would not survive on its own due to his ability to complete every job with a good work ethic. In summary, Boxer is a powerful, loyal, and hard working horse that gave his heart and soul to make Animal Farm the best it could be.