Why Boxer is a Leader Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, is about a rebellion that took place on a farm in England, however the book represents the strife that took place during the Russian Revolution. In Animal Farm Boxer, the horse, represents who would be a communist supporter in the Russian Revolution. Boxer represents a communist supporter, because in the book Boxer stayed loyal to Napoleon (Joseph Stalin), even when it was clear that Napoleon was a tyrant. Boxer was the best leader in animal farm, because even though he isn’t smart, he has a good attitude and even better work ethic. It and that would benefit his followers more than somebody that is just smart, because his followers would mimick his hard work, and most likely be smarter…
In Animal Farm, strong leadership is expressed through the people maintaining the farm. Animal Farm, an allegory from the Russian Revolution Era, has connections with true, historical characters. For example, Napoleon has similarities with Joseph Stalin and Boxer represents the working force of Russia. Strong leadership is an important quality to have in a society because it keeps citizens determined. In the novel, Animal Farm, George Orwell shows strong leadership in the text when the animals kick Jones off the farm, Snowball’s coming to power with an outgoing personality and goals, and Boxer utilizes his hard work ethic.…
Boxer, the horse, one of the most noted and well known characters in Animal Farm, represents the embodiment of ignorance. A prime example of Boxer’s ignorance is when he said, "I do not understand it. I would not have believed that such things could happen on our farm. It must be due to some fault in ourselves. The solution, as I see it, is to work harder.…
I read a book called, “Animal Farm” written by George Orwell. The book is about animals on a farm who are overworked, and not treated as they should be. Then, a rebellion made up of animals with pigs as their leaders, rebel against Mr.Jones (owner of the farm) by driving him off the farm. The animals try to make the perfect life for themselves, but that doesn’t go as planned. Animal farm then, starts to fail.…
Boxer works the hardest on the farm. He is literally fighting against himself, pushing himself beyond his strength. Boxer will keep working no matter the conditions of the outdoors, or the condition of his own well being. Although Boxer is a genuinely hard worker, he is not intelligent. He cannot learn past the first four letters of the alphabet.…
“Boxer was an enormous beast, nearly eighteen hands high, and as strong as any two horses put together... But he was universally respected for his steadiness of character and tremendous powers of work.” (Orwell 3). Boxer was one of the strongest animals on the farm, and is a tremendous worker.…
In the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell, Orwell expresses how the utilization and abuse of power can affect a union. In the novel he expresses the Russian Revolution in the form of an allegory in which important figures are portrayed as animals. His main characters Napoleon and Mr. Jones illustrate how the misuse of power can lead to corruption and oppression, while Old Major shows that not everyone with power will abuse that responsibility. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Mr. Jones, who represents Tsar Nicholas II, as he drunkenly stumbles home after a long night.…
Boxer had the strength and reputation to go against Napoleon, but with his devotion towards the cruel leader, the conditions of freedom and equality only worsened. On the other hand, one who had the knowledge and ability to speak up to change such conditions was Benjamin. He had the choice to speak up and overthrow the corrupt society but chose not to. Each person has a role in the loss of freedom and equality, the leader, followers, and those in-between. In various ways, freedom and equality was lost with the contribution of each…
Boxer’s mottos such as “I will work harder” reveals his devotion to the animals cause and his desire to make animal farm better than it was. Boxer's other motto “Napoleon is always right” reveals his childlike dependence on an all-knowing leader, in this situation, Napoleon. Even when he collapses after working himself to death over the rebuilding of the windmill on the farm, his first instinct and thought were not about him but about the work and the farm. “It’s my lungs…it does not matter. I think you will be able to finish the windmill without me.”…
George Orwell's story, ‘Animal Farm’ is a dystopian allegory that shows how tyrants rise to power, commonly using unfair methods, during a time of struggle. George Orwell portrayed the similarities of communism to Russia under the rule of Joseph Stalin. He symbolized characters and their actions by using farm animals. One example is Napoleon, who was the ruler of the animal Farm, and was the character that represented Stalin. In 1924, Lenin (Old Major) died which caused a struggle for power between Trotsky…
Throughout the novella, Boxer is admired by the other animals for being a hard worker. In chapter three the author writes, “Boxer was the admiration…
In the book animal farm by george orwell, orwell presented several morals to us through Animal Farm, George Orwell writes “All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others”pg 118. One of the biggest morals within the story, and the best remembered one can be expressed through the phrase "Power Corrupts” Squealer, a clever pig throughout the novel serves as Napoleon's mouthpiece and minister of Propaganda. His brilliant talking skills and manipulative way to convince the animals was one of the reasons that he fitted right in propaganda. Squealer basically brainwashed the animals to think what his leader Napoleon wanted them to think. Squealer was part of the cruel way the animals were treated, he was highly skilled at making…
The book we have read is Animal Farm written by George Orwell. The book is a fable and the main genre is drama and satire, satire because Orwell is humiliating the rule in the Russian Revolution. The theme in the book is power struggle, abuse of power and leadership. Animal Farm is a novel that shows us in a more simple and easier way how the Russian Revolution happened and developed.…
The novel, Animal Farm, was written by George Orwell, this story takes place on a farm where the animals revolt against the humans, developing their own political theory and society. From the start, we learn of a theory composed by Old Major known as Animalism, a theory which has close ties to that of Communism. Following his death, Snowball rules over the farm, but is overthrown by Napoleon. In time both leaders ignore the equality Animalism meant and conditions worsen. The story has a very present similarity of the Russian Revolution and Joseph Stalin’s leading…
Biographical Lens George Orwell is the author of Animal Farm and he wrote it based off of what was going on in his life at that time. George Orwell was only his pen name because the publisher wanted to conceal his true identity. His real name was Eric Arthur Blair. He wrote Animal Farm in 1944 but it was only published in 1945 because nobody would publish it for its insult to Stalin. In the 1930's Orwell fought for the communists in the Spanish Civil War against their fascist leader.…