Animal Farm Boxer Character Analysis

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In the novel Animal Farm, by George Orwell, the significance of Orwell’s allegory is shown through the inequality between the animals and when the pigs gained trust from the animals and then betrayed them. One character that will be focused on is Boxer, he represents the working class during the Russian Revolution. One of the objects that will be focused on is the 7 Commandments which represent how the Russian leaders received special treatments compared to the rest of the citizens. Lastly, an action that will be focused on is when the pigs took the milk which represents how all of the best materials for themselves. The author believes that everyone should have equal rights and if those rights are broken or manipulated, then they will lose resources or privileges they once had. The …show more content…
When the pigs realize that Boxer will need a long time to recover from his injury, they manipulate him by selling him to the Knacker. All of the other animals were told that he was sent to the hospital until “Benjamin read out on the front of the van, “Alfred Simmonds, Horse Slaughterer and Glue Boiler, Willington. Dealer in Hides and Bone-meal. Do you know not understand what that means? They are taking Boxer to the Knacker’s” (122 Orwell). This shows how Boxer was just a toy to the pigs and once they were finished using him, they sold Boxer to get money from him. This also shows how manipulative the pigs are and how they will do almost anything to get what they want. This represents the symbolic characterization of Stalin and how he betrayed the working class because once he saw them as “useless,” he stopped protecting and providing for the working class. This shows inequality because the pigs took advantage of Boxer’s working ability to the point where he is in serious medical conditions. Once the pigs got what they wanted from Boxer, they got rid of him in exchange for