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Foreshadowing In Animal Farm By George Orwell

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In Animal Farm, George Orwell utilizes irony in foreshadowing to deftly hint at events that are to come along in the plot, creating dramatic irony and a prominent tension that helps the reader to question the progression of the plot. An example of this that is demonstrated in the text is when “Boxer would not listen”. He had, he said, only one real ambition left—to see the windmill well under way before he reached the age of retirement.” (Orwell 111). This evidence is an example of ironic foreshadowing before his death. Every single mention of Boxer’s retirement was foreshadowing his death. Boxer is the hardest working and most loyal animal on the farm. What is expected by the readers is that he’ll get to live a peaceful retirement and will
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