Boxer's Betrayal Animal Farm

If Boxer would have recognized what was going on he could have helped stopped Napoleon and his government. Boxer was sizable and powerful enough to rebell before Napoleon gained too much power and was too strong to stop. The other animals along with Boxer always remembered when something didn’t seem right but they never questioned Napoleon and always blamed themselves for forgetting. Squealer was one of the pigs who was exceptional at manipulating words so that it would make what he was saying seem like it was beneficial to the animals which caused the animals to keep agreeing with Napoleon. By using this tactic Napoleon knew he could buy off enough time to become powerful before the animals could stop him. Napoleon was smart and planned from the beginning to take over the farm, the animals just never seen it coming.

This message was also circulated around the farm after the Boxer incident. Boxer, a strong horse, had fallen ill and was taken to the “hospital” where he had died. In truth, Napoleon had actually arranged for Boxer to be sold to the glue factory. Squealer told all the animals that Napoleon had, out of the kindness of his heart, paid for all of Boxer’s expensive medicines without a thought. The other animals believed this and viewed Napoleon as a kind leader who cared for them all. This encouraged them to obey Napoleon without a slightest doubt. This ultimately led to Napoleon achieving a greater control of Animal Farm.

By now the responder clearly realises that the strong relationship between Boxer and Napoleon is obviously a negative one. It saddens the responder and invites their empathy to find Boxer to be so oblivious to what is going on around him and at the same time his level of incomprehension creates a feeling of slight frustration in a sympathetic type of sense. A strong feeling of dislike is formed towards Napoleon as he so easily controls Boxer, forcing him to do such tough, punishing labour as he is aware that Boxer is extremely loyal to his superiors and happily prepared to complete all set tasks. Boxer and the other animals fall victim to the pigs’ cunning ways, but besides the easily convinced sheep and Boxer, the other animals are aware of this but are too frightened or cowardly to put a stop to it, for fear of being accused of treachery and then executed.

Napoleon uses propaganda to peruse himself as a good person, who does no wrong. Squealer tricks the animals saying, “Do not image, comrades, that leadership is pleasure “(55) to help Napoleon. Soon after Napoleon is "elected unanimously” (116) as the president in the republic, he blames Snowball for “overthrow[ing] the windmill” (70) and “told the animals that the windmill was his idea” (57). When the animals see, Boxer be taken off by “Horse Slaughter” (124) Napoleon tries to tell them that the they haven’t repainted the side to say, “the veterinary surgeon” (124), but it really says “the knacker” (125). As propaganda helps Napoleon gain power so does changing the commandments.

Boxer was seriously hurt. Napoleon said he would send Boxer to the hospital but actually sent him to the butcher.

First, Napoleon showed his effectiveness as a leader because he established trust with the other animals on the farm. No matter if he earned their trust or not, the animals eventually put their faith in every decision he made. One particular animal that showed unending trust in Napoleon was Boxer, a large horse. On many occasions Boxer says, “Ah, that is different! If Comrade Napoleon says it, it must be right” (58). In this scene Squealer tries to convince the animals that Snowball was against them all along and Boxer has trouble believing that. Finally, after many different ways of trying explaining his reasons, Squealer says that Napoleon told him that Snowball was evil, and Boxer instantly trusts what Squealer said, because it first came

First of all, Napoleon is unjust, does not demonstrate good leadership qualities and has poor reasoning. Napoleon has just held executions for animals he considers traitors and scares the animals while killing without reason. Orwell shows this as he states how, "the tale of confessions and executions went on until there was a pile of corpses lying before Napoleon's feet and the air was heavy with the smell of blood, which had been unknown there since the expulsion of Jones," (Orwell 84). This proves how Napoleon is unjust and doesn't care for the animals at all. He is only concerned with the efficiency of the farm and does not show sympathy for the animals, but treats them as though they are machines only there to do his work. Similarly, another example of Napoleon being corrupt as a leader is when he is becoming more secretive and separates himself from the other animals on the farm. For example, "Napoleon inhabited separate apartments

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

The undeniable greed Napoleon possesses can only be fulfilled by giving the other animals the illusion of bettering themselves by not questioning his logic: “Boxer, who had now had time to think things over, voiced the general feeling by saying, ‘If Comrade Napoleon says it, it must be right.’ And from then on he adopted the maxim, ‘Napoleon is always right,’ in addition to his private motto of ‘I will work harder’” (Orwell 60). Because Animal Farm’s audience predominantly consists of working class citizens, they begin to feel sympathy for Boxer since he cannot recognize Napoleon is exploiting him exclusively for his personal goal of becoming a puissant leader; therefore, animosity towards Napoleon develops in the audience. Considering the animals promptly welcome Napoleon’s promise of a better life, they work towards exhaustion, unknowingly fueling Napoleon’s greed: "All that year the animals worked like slaves. But they were happy in their work; they grudged no effort or sacrifice, well aware that everything that they did was for the benefit of themselves and those of their kind who would come after them, and not for a pack of idle, thieving human beings" (63). Although the animals working for Napoleon are unaware he is gradually becoming more human and willfully betraying his fellow animals for his own benefit, it is evident to the audience that Napoleon is corrupt. As Napoleon cunningly achieves power, his greed continues to grow, the same as a totalitarian leader’s:

In “Animal Farm” by George Orwell, life events can influence how your actions, and can also change your personality, so you are more guilty or sad, as shown by Boxer, which reveals the theme that the people still have their own feelings and opinions even though they are constantly influenced by society and world leaders. In works of literature, like Animal Farm, The Hunger Games, article about the controversy on Starbucks cups, and Brave, the recurring theme of people changing after life events is present. Boxer, from “Animal Farm”, is a key example of a being having differing emotions, perspectives, reactions, and opinions after a big life event. Boxer accidentally murdered a stable boy, and should have been proud like the pigs wanted him

Boxer always works harder than any other farm animal, which sets the mood for other farm animals because they see that Boxer is working really hard. Almost all the animals like Boxer because of his personality. But, Napoleon seems threatened by Boxer, because if Boxer ever rebelled on Napoleon, Napoleon was sure to lose because of how many animals would follow Boxer. Boxer could also crush one of the guard dogs, but he chose not to, which shows Napoleon that he will kill if

This shows that Napoleon does not care about any of his subjects, not even his most loyal one, Boxer. He sells his life away as soon as he can no longer work. Life continues on badly, but on page 134, things get the worst. Napoleon and the other pigs start walking on hind legs, “‘ Four legs good, two legs better!’” and they remove all of the commandments and replace them with one line “It ran: ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS.”

As George Lucas, an American filmmaker and entrepreneur, he is best known as the creator of Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, once said, “The story being told in 'Star Wars' is a classic one. Every few hundred years, the story is retold because we have a tendency to do the same things over and over again. Power corrupts, and when you're in charge, you start doing things that you think are right, but they're actually not.” In other words, some people who desire power, who have a lot of ambition, are more susceptible in doing bad deeds, but they think that they are doing what is best for themselves and not for others. This can be seen, around the farm in Animal Farm by George Orwell. In said piece, the pigs’ have so much ambition and they

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.

I don’t understand why Napoleon would claim to be sending one of his most dedicated and hardworking follows to the hospital to aid him back to health, but in reality send him to his death. It seems not only mad, but cruel. Boxer was respected and enforced each of Napoleon's odd decisions, working harder each day to please him. It seems as though Napoleon may have just made a monumental mistake.