George Orwell's Animal Farm

In Animal Farm by George Orwell, Benjamin is an elderly donkey that says many negative and mysterious remarks and plays a bit of a minor role, though he serves as an important character, Benjamin represents an older generation that criticizes the revolution. Benjamin is the old donkey that couldn’t care less about Animal Farm he is more of an outside voice that is able to look into the future and see that the revolution isn’t a permanent change and that in the end things will go back to the way they were and life will progress badly.
Beasts of England is an anthem that is taught to the animals from Old Major and is a symbol of their revolution. This song tells of a Utopia, it is a place where everyone is happy, it is a place with no humans, it is a place where the animals can roam free, it is a place where the animals can live their lives to the fullest. The song plays a crucial part in the uprising because it is …show more content…
One remark that is made frequently by Benjamin is “Life will go on as it has always gone on and that is, badly” (pg. 65). That quote encapsulates how this elderly donkey sees life. Benjamin is also one of the character that seems to be rather unchanged since the rebellion. It is never confirmed that Benjamin is Orwell’s voice in the story though they do seem to share their criticism of communism or animalism. I think that though they may share some of the same qualities, Benjamin is supposed to represent the people during any rebellion those who never embrace it or never entirely embrace it—those few that become so cynical that they no longer look to their leaders. Benjamin is an interesting character because he is the only animal at the farm that doesn’t seem to expect anything positive to come from the revolution. He seems to be on a whole different maturity level in comparison to the other animals on the farm. He is not sold by Napoleon's propaganda like the other