Animal Farm Boxer Quotes

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In the story entitled Animal Farm by George Orwell there is a character that is a horse named Boxer, he represents the Russian workforce, the story is an allegory of the Russian Revolution. Boxer is a protective animal and will go to the extremes to protect his fellow animals on Animal Farm. Not only is Boxer a protective animal he is also a very diligent worker that will work to the max. However, Boxer’s main character trait that not many animals on the farm have, but he does is loyalty. Boxer is defined by these character traits which are being protective, diligent, and loyal on the farm. Boxer is a protective animal that will and has gone to extremes to protect the animals on the farm. For example, “His very first blow took a stable-lad from Foxwood on the skull and stretched him lifeless in the mud,” (14). This quote shows how Boxer has killed man, but also how Boxer can go to extremes to protect the animals. Also Boxer uses his strength as advantage to …show more content…

First, “... “If Comrade Napoleon says it, it must be right.” And from then on adopted the maxim, “Napoleon is always right,” (18). Boxer is a loyal animal that whoever his master is he will accept it and not start a fuss. Uniquely Boxer is different by this trait of loyalty which defines him because once Napoleon became the new leader he accepted it and kept on working hard. In like manner, “After his hoof had healed up, Boxer worked harder than ever. Indeed, all the animals worked like slaves that year,” (36-37). The quote shows that Boxer is loyal to Napoleon because he started to work even harder that ever. On the same token Boxer proves his loyalty by working even harder than ever right after having a hoof injury. All in all, Boxer has many great character traits that define him, but his loyalty defines him above all else because not anyone can be