Boxer In George Orwell's Animal Farm

When someone thinks of a horse they think of how it symbolizes power and wisdom. Boxer, a cart- horse in the novel Animal Farm, is strong and wise when it comes to the farm. Boxer is faithful of helping the animals on the farm and being an inspiration for his hard work. Boxer doesn’t question anything that he is told due to his lack of knowledge. The Animal Farm revolution is symbolizing the Russian Revolution of 1917. The citizens in the Russian Revolution and Animal Farm were not content nor happy about who their leader was. All of the other animals admired, and was very inspired by Boxer. Having Boxer following Napoleon led to all of the animals to follow as well. Napoleon is representing Joseph Stalin from the Russian Revolution. Boxer

Boxer had adopted the quote of “If Napoleon says it, it must be right”. Boxer, and the other animals had no reasons to doubt Napoleon when everything he had said was backed up with proof or actions. He appeared logical in the beginning, due to the fact that he would follow through with his word. Boxer was devoted to Napoleon and the thought process of, “I will work harder”, which inspired all of the other animals. The working class thought that “Because these people saw in Stalin one of their own, a brother, a friend, a comrade, who lived with them; who felt their pains, their suffering, their misery, their oppression; who struggled with them, who led them into the battles and who did not desert them in difficult moments”. The working class had faith in Stalin because he had followed through with everything that he had said he would do. The working class had no reason to not trust Stalin due to his actions. The trust between the working class and Boxer was what kept their faith

In animal farm, Boxer falls ill and Napoleon tells the animals that he will have him transported to a hospital. However, when the van shows up to take him the animals saw that they were all deceived. Benjamin, the donkey, stated “Alfred Simmonds, Horse Slaughterer and Glue Boiler, Willingdon. Dealer in Hides and Bone-Meal. Kennels Supplied.’ Do you not understand what that means? They are taking Boxer to the knacker’s!” This situation just shows how ruthless Napoleon’s character is as a “comrade” and a leader. Another situation was when Napoleon had discarded Snowball, because he wasn’t agreeing with the government that Napoleon had in mind. Napoleon killed off the citizens that were no longer useful to him due to his rise in power, just like Stalin. “Stalin had nearly a million of his own citizens executed, beginning in the 1930s. Millions more fell victim to forced labor, deportation, famine, massacres, and detention and interrogation by Stalin’s henchmen.” As soon as Stalin gained power, anyone who was no longer useful to him was no longer needed in his community. Like Animal Farm, when Trotsky was in the way of his government set up, he discarded him and sent him away to Mexico. In both of the events, Stalin and Napoleon had slowly deceived their citizens while gaining power and cutting off one by one of their