Boxer In George Orwell's Animal Farm

In the satiric novel entitled Animal Farm by George Orwell, the character Boxer represents the working class members of society who rebel against Farmer Jones to gain freedom. However, the utopia that they fought for was not realised and they are manipulated by the pigs; inturn, find themselves no better that they started. Boxer is hardworking, trustworthy and loyal and he sacrifices his life for the others. Without Boxer, Animal Farm would never progressed as far as it did.

Throughout the novel, Boxer has always acted as a loyal individual who would do anything in order to see the farm succeed. First, Boxer created a motto which states that, “Napoleon is always right”(20).This shows that since Napoleon is their “leader” Boxer and the other animals have already placed their full trust in him. Furthermore, this also illustrates that no matter what Napoleon

wants or decides to do, good or bad, Boxer has created a belief that Napoleon is always correct. Another example of Boxer’s loyalty is that when describing the success of the farm, it is stated that, “... nothing could have been achieved without Boxer” (20). This exemplifies that during the construction of the windmill Boxer shows true loyalty. This demonstrates that he believed in what Napoleon wanted to do, so he stayed and continued to help complete whatever needed to be done. Moreover, this shows that Boxer is loyal to a point that he will do whatever it takes to see through to Animal Farm’s success. This proves that throughout the story, Boxer remains loyal to Napoleon, and will do whatever he wants.
Boxer has been one of the hardest working animals on the farm, because of the fact that he was always loyal to Napoleon.

For example, even through the toughest times his strength shone through because “Boxer never faltered”(37). This shows that Boxer possessed great strength and motivation through hard times. Furthermore, this also illustrates that no matter what he faces, he will try his hardest to do what needs to be done, as well as pushing through when hard times hit. Another example that Boxer was very hard working is that when Boxer was pulling the rucks up to the windmill, rumors were spread that, “... nothing kept him on his feet except his will to continue”(37).This shows that his need to completely finish the windmill is so strong that he practically has nothing left to live for except this particular project. Moreover, this shows that most of his inner self is gone except the part of him that wants to complete the windmill . His hardworking attitude, loyalty, and straightforwardness allows him to continue through with a project, even when it becomes a monotonous task and he has grown tired of

it.
Boxer could also have been described as a very trustworthy “person” because he has always been a huge supporting character for all of the animals on the farm. For example, Boxer states that he will, “get up an hour earlier in the morning”’ in order to finish the windmill,(27). This demonstrates that when there is a problem, all of the other animals can count on Boxer to work as hard as he can to fix it. Furthermore, this also illustrates that to Boxer, nothing is more important to him than working his hardest to do what Napoleon says; and from this we can infer that the other animals depend on him because of this.Additionally, when someone was describing what is was like for the animals to pull the rocks to the windmill, they stated that “...it was always Boxer who strained himself against the rope”(20).This illustrates that he is stronger, and knows this, so he always tries to literally lighten the load for the other animals. Moreover, this shows that since he knows that he is the strongest of them all, he will always try his hardest so the other animals don’t have to. His strength grants him the ability to have all of the other animals to depend on him, so when they face a very difficult physical task, Boxer will always be the one to depend on.
Throughout the story, Boxer was one of the most important protagonists in the story as well as being the one who carried the entire farm on his shoulders. Through everything, Boxer remained unchanged and still supported the farm by remaining loyal, hardworking, and trustworthy. As stated before, the farm would have accomplished nothing without Boxer’s support.