Boxer (Animal Farm)

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Boxer is a character from the book Animal Farm by George Orwell. He is a horse, and is nearly eighteen hands high. In the book he is as strong as 2 horses put together. He has a white stripe down his nose, and that gives him a strange appearance. But still he was respected for his great power in work and his good character. He works as a cart-horse, as does Clover. Benjamin likes him in secret. Through the book he falls into the quarry when he was pulling a cart full of rock and is sent the a veterinarian on an other farm by Napoleon. Squealer then claims he died peacefully, but Benjamin realises hes actually gone to the knackers (slang for slaughterhouse, where animals are killed.)

• Boxer represents the loyal communist working class • Him being slaughtered represents Stalin getting rid of the workers that are too old or too ill to participate in labour. • The windmill represents them building the Industries and Boxer getting up early represents the working class working extremely hard. • His gullibility represents the working class being gullible and doing what there told for promises in the future. • His slogans “ i will work harder” represents the working classes belief in Communism and “Napoleon is always right” represents their trust in the political system.

His slogans are:

"I will always work harder" ] "Napoleons always right"

He is a very loyal character caring and empathetic but a bit thick and does not see the real truth behind situations.