Conformist Against Nonconformist Conformity is like a sharp double edge sword. It can be helpful to a certain extent while also being hurtful. Boxer and Benjamin are both characters in the novel Animal Farm written by George Orwell. They live on a farm in England where three pigs are the leaders. The pigs develop rules and rearranged them sometimes to fit what works for them. This happens until one pigs gains complete dictatorship. Boxer is a horse that is the conformist. Benjamin is a donkey who is a nonconformist. They both live unhappily and overworked. Boxer was “the backbone of the farm”. He was the muscle for Animal Farm. “Nothing could have been achieved without Boxer, whose strength seemed equal to that of all the rest of the animals put together”. Although this horse was a vital character to the maintenance of the farm, it wasn’t because of his knowledge or understanding. It was his attitude and lack of self thought ; the way he conformed. Boxer was one of the most hard working animal on the farm. He pushed himself to see the farm prosper for his retirement that never came. He convinced himself with sayings “I will work harder” “Napoleon is always right”... Conforming eventually led boxer to his own death. …show more content…
One of the more acknowledged because of his cynical attitude. He didn’t work as hard or efficiently as all the other animals. He didn’t celebrate with the all the other animals when they had all achieved something new on the farm. Benjamin was smarter and more aged than most around. It was as though he knew what was coming and saw what conjured in the minds of the pigs. “Only old Benjamin refused to grow enthusiastic about the windmill, though, as usual, he would utter nothing beyond the cryptic remark that donkeys live a long time”. His efforts would have been wasted away if he had put any into the farm. Benjamin at least lived longer than those who had conformed on the