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In George Orwell’s Animal farm, Boxer is a hardworking and trustworthy horse. During the rebellion, Boxer proves himself to be a valuable asset due to his cooperative and unquestioning attitude. Unfortunately, his extreme devotion to the cause of animalism backfires. The pigs on the farm take advantage of Boxer’s loyalty and dispose of him when he is no longer needed. Boxer’s ignorance and naivety is essentially the reason for his death.
The leaders of the farm emphasized that being a good comrade means being cooperative and committed to the cause of animalism. Boxer, in contrast to the others animals, was the greatest, most determined comrade. From the beginning of the revolution, Boxer amazed everyone with his work ethic. Even though he puts in the most volunteer labour and likely needs the most sleep, Boxer had the cockerels wake him every day “half an hour earlier than everyone else” (18). Anytime the work on the farm becomes more demanding, Boxer takes the initiative to tell the cockerels to wake him even earlier. On top of this, Boxer remains committed to protecting the farm, even if it means getting himself hurt. At the Battle of the Windmill, Boxer fought heroically, killing three men “by blows with his hoofs” (71). When the pigs finally claimed victory, Boxer suffered many injuries, his “knees were bleeding…and a dozen pellets had lodged themselves in his hind leg” (71). In spite of this, Boxer keeps himself motivated and committed to his leaders by following his two personal mottos 'I will work harder' and 'Napoleon is always right". As Boxer is well-respected among the animals, his mottos have a great influence on them; they "found ... inspiration in [his] strength and his never-failing cry of 'I will work harder!'"(49). Boxer's dependable attitude and ability to bear hardship is what makes him an easy target for the pigs.
The pigs on the farm preyed on those who were stupid because they were easy to influence and control. Boxer was by far one of the most ignorant animals on the farm; he had “a somewhat stupid appearance and in fact … was not of first-rate intelligence” (2). This was shown through his failure to articulate his thoughts and short memory span. After Snowball’s expulsion, Boxer was vaguely concerned, but he could not gather his thoughts or “think of anything to say” (36). In addition, Boxer is extremely naïve for consistently relying on his mottos to solve each setback or problem that he encounters. Soon after the executions, Boxer comes to the conclusion that the problem “must be due to some fault in [them]” and that the only solution is for them to work harder (57). Furthermore, anytime Boxer raises suspicions about authority, he accepts whichever excuse given to him - even if it is outrageous. This includes the time when Squealer told the animals that Snowball was a traitor from the start of the rebellion. At first, Boxer was skeptical; however, his questions were brushed off as soon as he discovered that Napoleon believes this too. Boxer’s ignorance and lack of knowledge eventually comes back to bite him.
In George Orwell’s Animal farm, Boxer is a hardworking and trustworthy horse. During the rebellion, Boxer proves himself to be a valuable asset due to his cooperative and unquestioning attitude. Unfortunately, his extreme devotion to the cause of animalism backfires. The pigs on the farm take advantage of Boxer’s loyalty and dispose of him when he is no longer needed. Boxer’s ignorance and naivety is essentially the reason for his death.
The leaders of the farm emphasized that being a good comrade means being cooperative and committed to the cause of animalism. Boxer, in contrast to the others animals, was the greatest, most determined comrade. From the beginning of the revolution, Boxer amazed everyone with his work ethic. Even though he puts in the most volunteer labour and likely needs the most sleep, Boxer had the cockerels wake him every day “half an hour earlier than everyone else” (18). Anytime the work on the farm becomes more demanding, Boxer takes the initiative to tell the cockerels to wake him even earlier. On top of this, Boxer remains committed to protecting the farm, even if it means getting himself hurt. At the Battle of the Windmill, Boxer fought heroically, killing three men “by blows with his hoofs” (71). When the pigs finally claimed victory, Boxer suffered many injuries, his “knees were bleeding…and a dozen pellets had lodged themselves in his hind leg” (71). In spite of this, Boxer keeps himself motivated and committed to his leaders by following his two personal mottos 'I will work harder' and 'Napoleon is always right". As Boxer is well-respected among the animals, his mottos have a great influence on them; they "found ... inspiration in [his] strength and his never-failing cry of 'I will work harder!'"(49). Boxer's dependable attitude and ability to bear hardship is what makes him an easy target for the pigs.
The pigs on the farm preyed on those who were stupid because they were easy to influence and control. Boxer was by far one of the most ignorant animals on the farm; he had “a somewhat stupid appearance and in fact … was not of first-rate intelligence” (2). This was shown through his failure to articulate his thoughts and short memory span. After Snowball’s expulsion, Boxer was vaguely concerned, but he could not gather his thoughts or “think of anything to say” (36). In addition, Boxer is extremely naïve for consistently relying on his mottos to solve each setback or problem that he encounters. Soon after the executions, Boxer comes to the conclusion that the problem “must be due to some fault in [them]” and that the only solution is for them to work harder (57). Furthermore, anytime Boxer raises suspicions about authority, he accepts whichever excuse given to him - even if it is outrageous. This includes the time when Squealer told the animals that Snowball was a traitor from the start of the rebellion. At first, Boxer was skeptical; however, his questions were brushed off as soon as he discovered that Napoleon believes this too. Boxer’s ignorance and lack of knowledge eventually comes back to bite him.