The bravest animal in the novel Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, is Boxer. Boxer’s bravery was the main reason that Animal Farm was prosperous. His “I will work harder” motto demonstrated his willpower and intrepidity throughout the novel. He shows courage by fearlessly fighting each battle no matter how much harm was done to his body and his willingness to work even after he found out he was terribly sick. First of all, The Battle of Windmill caused many problems for the farm, but the most affected was Boxer. Throughout the entire battle, Boxer did everything in his power to assist his comrades to become victorious. He was the uttermost distressed, by getting shot multiple times with pellets on many parts of his body, resulting in a split …show more content…
“After his hoof had healed up, Boxer worked harder than ever” (Orwell 118) trying to accomplish his only real ambition of, accumulating enough stone for the windmill prior to his retirement. He would always give his complete effort, no matter how he felt and “It seemed that nothing kept him on his feet except the will to continue” (Orwell 118). In spite of his deteriorating health, “In nothing that he said or did was there any sign that his strength was not what it had been” (Orwell 118). After a few weeks of his intense labor, Boxer had collapsed with an aching lung while working on the windmill. The pigs had realized that Boxer was of no use so they had agreed on sending him to a local knacker for money. In a couple of days, the knacker arrived to take Boxer away in a cart which read, horse slaughterer. The cart took off as the animals cried Boxer’s name in order to encourage him to escape. Boxer attempted to break out of the cart with his mighty hoofs, however “His strength had left him” (Orwell 123). These actions displayed by Boxer show that he never lost his intrepidity even under the harshest of