Parson Vs Orwell

George Orwell demonstrates that the figures at the top of the working class are loyal to their government in many ways by responding positively to government propaganda : “Four legs good, two legs better!” (Animal Farm 134) or “WAR IS PEACE. FREEDOM IS SLAVERY. IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH” (1984 4). These slogans are practiced tentatively by two very different characters in two very different narratives. Animal Farm’s Boxer and 1984’s Parsons are both members of their own working class. The characters differ in that Boxer is respected in his position and Parsons is just another person in the crowd, yet both follow the slogans and worship their governments. Assuming the government has society's best interest in mind, Boxer and Parsons work hard to be leading middle class citizens and their tragic ends illustrate that the working class is essentially valueless. …show more content…
Boxer uses his strength and what intelligence he has to gain the trust and appreciation of the other animals in his class. “...he was universally respected for his steadiness of character and tremendous powers of work” (Animal Farm 5). He has such blind loyalty to his leaders, no matter the situation around him, “His answer to every problem, every setback, was “I will work harder!”-which he had adopted as his personal motto” (Animal Farm 29). The mottos and responses that Boxer gives out to Napoleon and his position on the farm give the other animals someone on their own level to follow and live up