Animal Farm By George Orwell

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The allegorical novella Animal Farm by George Orwell uses a farm of animals to represent the Russian revolution. To represent that a utopia can never happen successfully. Furthermore, within the novel, there is plenty of characters with their own unique character traits. However, without Boxer, the farm would have never lasted as long as it did. With using his hard work, loyalty, and his strength. Incomprehension, of the reasons why Boxer help the farm with his hard work. For example,”Boxer refused to take even a day off work and made it a point of honor not to let it be seen that he was in pain”(34). This shows that no matter how much pain he is in the indefatigable work does show. Furthermore, the author might use Boxer to embolden

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