Leading and Following in Animal Farm
Leading and following are aspects of any society. There are many sacrifices people take when trying to make a better life for themselves therefore when people revolt there will always be someone who is leading and following. In George Orwells Animal Farm, two characters, Napolean and Boxer, show life as being a leader and follower and how being a leader can put you in favorable situations, and being a follower can put you in situations that are unbeneficial and unfair.
At the beginning of the book, we see Napoleon one of the pigs takes leadership of the farm. He shows how he is one of the smartest animals so he should be in charge. He initially establishes rules that will benefit all animals on the farm equally. He uses his intelligence and persuasiveness to make all the animals work together on the farm. Notwithstanding, he becomes selfish and corrupt. He uses his power to manipulate other animals to do his work and changes rules to benefit him. For instance, he alters
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Boxer was a hardworking, loyal horse who never questioned the authority of Napolean. He was willing to sacrifice his own happiness and comfort for the sake of the farm. To give an example, he would wake up earlier than the other animals to put in extra work for the farm. Additionally, He had his own personal motto he was known for saying “I will work harder.” and “Napolean is always right.” In Boxer's spare time, he would volunteer to do more work. Boxer also fought in the rebellions not questioning why Napolean was not. Boxer was also trusting everything that he was told to do he did it without question. Boxer can only remember 4 letters of the alphabet at a time so he couldn't understand the commandments this caused him to be manipulated and lied to. Although Boxer was so loyal he got taken advantage and Napolean sold him off to a glue factory where he got made of