Boxer In Animal Farm
The characters in Animal Farm by George Orwell, personifies animals in the place of people in the Russian Revolution to simply show the characteristics of the overall nature of mankind. Two opposite ends of the moral scale are displayed through the horse Boxer, a sincere, hard working supporter of his former friend Napoleon the pig dictator. Traits defining these individuals are constant. The faultless virtue of Boxer embodies positive traits of the human race, whereas Napoleon is full of the negative, evil, and vicious tendencies of mankind. Boxer resonates with all that is good in the world, striving for the well being of his friends, comrades, and all life on earth. First, he shows mercy through his care for the life of his enemy at The
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He is one of the few educated animals on the farm and he uses it to entrap the animals in his fellowship. He lusts after power and worldly riches and uses his superior intelligence to get it. He sends clever messages through his follower Squealer and convinces the animals that they are not being shorted or that he deserves the treatment he has allotted himself. “‘We pigs are brainworkers. The whole management and organization of this farm depend on us. Day and night we are watching over your welfare. It is for your sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples”’(36). Napoleon takes from his friends and comrades the substance that they produce and the work they provide. Upon hearing his words of great intelligence that they do not understand the animals immediately accept the excuse. At the beginning of the uprising, the animals create a code of conduct which is inscribed upon the barn wall. Napoleon breaks these rules, but changes them and no one knows the difference because they are too illiterate and amnemonic that they can’t remember the dictum that built the government they helped create. “...6. No animal shall kill any other animal”(25) ”When they had finished their confessions, the dogs promptly ripped their throats out...”(84) “Clover asked Benjamin to read the sixth commandment, and when Benjamin, as usual, said that he refused to meddle in such matters, she fetched Muriel. Muriel read the Commandment for her.
He is one of the few educated animals on the farm and he uses it to entrap the animals in his fellowship. He lusts after power and worldly riches and uses his superior intelligence to get it. He sends clever messages through his follower Squealer and convinces the animals that they are not being shorted or that he deserves the treatment he has allotted himself. “‘We pigs are brainworkers. The whole management and organization of this farm depend on us. Day and night we are watching over your welfare. It is for your sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples”’(36). Napoleon takes from his friends and comrades the substance that they produce and the work they provide. Upon hearing his words of great intelligence that they do not understand the animals immediately accept the excuse. At the beginning of the uprising, the animals create a code of conduct which is inscribed upon the barn wall. Napoleon breaks these rules, but changes them and no one knows the difference because they are too illiterate and amnemonic that they can’t remember the dictum that built the government they helped create. “...6. No animal shall kill any other animal”(25) ”When they had finished their confessions, the dogs promptly ripped their throats out...”(84) “Clover asked Benjamin to read the sixth commandment, and when Benjamin, as usual, said that he refused to meddle in such matters, she fetched Muriel. Muriel read the Commandment for her.