Terrible Betrayal of Others Everyone hates to be betrayed, but imagine being betrayed without knowing it until your final breath. That is what happened to Boxer, as we read the book, we can see the terrible betrayal by the pigs. All Boxer wanted to do was live for the farm and die for the farm, but was betrayed by the ones he supported most. He was betrayed by being taken advantage of because of his ignorance, how he still supported Napoleon and the pigs, and that at the end of the day, Boxer’s final wish didn’t happen because of the selfish wish of the pigs he appreciated. Boxer wasn’t always the smartest cookie in the bunch. But he did have a goal and that was to work on the farm to support it and die on the farm because it’s his life. Napoleon and the other pigs took advantage of Boxer's good deeds and used him to fulfill their …show more content…
You could say he had a heart of gold. “I have no wish to take a life, not even human life.” (Orwell 30). When Boxer said this he accidentally kicked a stable boy with an iron shoe and even though humans tortured Boxer he still felt remorse for injuring the boy. Because of Boxer’s trusting demeanor, he trusted Napoleon, who was just like the human that once tortured Boxer. “The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.” (Orwell 97). Napoleon knew that he had Boxer wrapped around his little trotter. Boxer would work night and day to support Napoleon and he always supported what Napoleon said. “If Comrade Napoleon says it, it must be right.” (Orwell 57). And “Napoleon is always right.” (Orwell 40). These quotes from Boxer himself show that he had blinded trust in Napoleon. This trust led Napoleon to think Boxer would do anything for him and made him work endless hours. All Boxer wanted to do was believe in his “comrades” but because of his blind support, led to his