Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, is an allegorical novel embedding the Russian Revolution in animal characters. He uses his allegorical methods to display the different key figures throughout the Revolution through animal characters, and how they came to their power or their contribution to the society of that time. The characters of Boxer, the Hens, and the Sheep were not of main power, but their power combined is what allowed the animalism revolution to thrive. SLIDE #2 - BOXER In ‘Animal Farm’, Orwell explores and experiments with the perception of the working class in the Russian Revolution. To do so, Orwell created the character Boxer: the tough and strong carthorse. Boxer is a sedulous, naïve, foolish and devoted character who uses his strength to work as hard as he can. There is evidence in the book that he is sedulous, when the animals are working on the …show more content…
SLIDE #5 - HENS The hen’s were protective. As quoted: “They were led by three young Black Minorca pullets, the hens made a determined effort to thwart Napoleon's wishes.”. They were also persistent as quoted, “For five days the hens held out, then they capitulated and went back to their nesting boxes” This shows that the hens were willing to fight for what they wanted. They were misled into believing that their eggs will be safe for hatching instead of sold away to profit the farm. There is a sense of pride when we read about the hen’s uprising, for they are standing up for their rights, but we then further pity them when they are unsuccessful. Their tragic loss for when we find out that they are later executed shows the true brutality of the revolution, and the iniquity displayed by the higher powers, which further expands on the concept of lost promises. SLIDE #6 -