Boxer Differences In George Orwell's Animal Farm

Boxing is a sport where the will to win is just as important as the strength to win. James J. Braddock had this will to win which is expertly portrayed by Russell Crow in Ron Howard’s Cinderella Man. Braddock symbolized the nation’s unwillingness to give in to the terrible times during The Great Depression and its fight to remain standing.

In their rise from obscurity to fame, Frederick Douglass and Benjamin Franklin had lowly starts to their respective journeys. Both men were born to a humble beginning without much opportunity for climbing the ladder to reach a higher status. Comparably, Franklin had the more favorable life, however. His was a merchant-class family with parents that cared for their children, but since Benjamin was the fifteenth of seventeen offspring, he frequently had to rely on his own devices

The economy was traveling the same road as Braddock’s career. As a result, he was pulled out of boxing because no one wanted to see him fight anymore because of his losses. Right when he left boxing, he became a common man and was faced with the common man problems. In the movie the first fight is against Abe Feldman. In this fight, Braddock broke his right hand and the referee ruled the match a “no contest” which meant there was no winner.

As Sibley mentions, the Boxers used a different form of fighting then their enemies. In the initial start of the Rebellion, the Boxers used vulnerable yet slightly effective form of hand to hand combat in close quarters. They fought using their environment to damage their enemy such as fighting on a hill or in rice fields. They also knew when the best time to retreat was and had the belief that the Boxers who died in combat were not “true boxers” thus secured their philosophy of imperviousness.

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

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.

Even though it did not end with the results he would have wished for, he still tried and would not give up until it was impossible to assist anymore. This is fundamental to Benjamin’s character since he is supposed to an elderly, cranky, ornery donkey, yet has a soft spot for Boxer and made every effort to save him. An example how I am stubborn is when I get infuriated at someone, I am determined to prove them wrong. For instance, when I was younger, a person said to me “I bet you cannot get better than me on this test”.

Napoleon, who is dictator by now, proceeds to manipulate the farm animals with his deceitful propaganda. However, his scheming acts become noticeably repetitive. Making some of the animals question his authority. The majority of the animals were blindly following Napoleon’s regime, only a few who realized that it was not what he was claiming it to be. Benjamin, an old, wise, and stubborn donkey was not affected by the rebellion. He is also intelligent, being the only animal other than the pigs that can fluently read. Benjamin represent the humans that hold the idea that life is hard, and that efforts for change are useless. Benjamin can too represent Orwell himself. Both Orwell and Benjamin saw the negatives of a government when the rest were

Imagine you had all of the answers but you didn't share them or use them to your own advantage. Benjamin is the animal in the story that does this. It seems like he always knows what is going on but never wants to speak up about it. In the story when the pigs are try to teach all of the other animals about the alphabet and to teach them to read, benjamin does not want to be involved and learn because he already knows how to read but doesn't tell anyone that he can. He notices things that the other animals don’t throughout the story.

rid of. Not only that but he was even sold, so the pigs could buy

Another example of Boxer’s strong personality in times of hardship is the night in which the executions of the animals that admitted to having been deceitful to their fellow comrades by taking Snowball’s side took place and Boxer stated that to overcome the faults amongst the farm’s animals, he was going to work harder.

Secondly, secondary characters in both novels play the role of followers who help their leader in obtaining more power. In Animal Farm, Boxer represents the hard working and loyal people. Boxer is a inspiration to all the other animals because of his strength, loyalty, “and his never-failing cry of 'I will work harder'” (Orwell 49). Plus, Boxer's faith and trust in Napoleon inspires the other animals to do so as well. In contrast, in Lord of the Flies, the Savages are the followers of Jack. They are all loyal to Jack but only because they want the food and protection that the hunters provide. Since Piggy does not have this knowledge of the truth, he is not able to explain that they only have themselves to fear, (comma splice) therefore the rest of the boys would have no other need to join the savages. The boys follow Jack because they fear the beast and Jack promises them that “ [his] hunters will protect [them] from the beast” (Golding 166). To summarize, both secondary characters who play the role of the followers, are loyal to their leaders, but for different reasons yet, still bolster the leaders' power.

Another motto that Boxer has is that “Napoleon is always right.” When Napoleon says something, even though it is not proper, Boxer is always the one who believes it first. Again, because of Boxer’s reputation in the farm whatever he does, the animals tend to follow and in turn it benefits the pigs’ ambitions. On the other hand, not only Boxer was the one who pressures the animals, the sheep, who was used by the pigs, also took part in pressuring the animals.

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.

As soon as the revolution starts, Boxer is more devoted than ever to the farm. At the Battle of the Cowshed, Boxer is trying to prove his loyalty to the farm by defending the animals against a stable boy with kicking him with his hoof. “I will work harder.”(Orwell 25)The quote reveals his hard work and devotion to other animals and the farm. Though Boxer is very strong, he is also very naïve. The pigs bossed him around, being blindly loyal to Napoleon. “Napoleon is always right”(Orwell 48) When he says this, it demonstrates that he does not understand that the pigs are using him. He believes that everything Napoleon says is just. While others are trying to learn how to read Boxer does not feel the need he only wants to work harder for the good of the animal farm. Unfortunately, at the end of the book, he is so worn down that he cannot work anymore, so the pigs make the decision to send him to be slaughtered. At this point Boxer realizes that pigs have used him and was not loyal to the animals like he was. Boxer represents the Russian working-class in the Soviet