Boxer Vs. Rocky

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Boxer, from the book Animal Farm, is a hard-working and fierce horse that never tends to give up. Who seems to be the best fit to capture Boxer’s personality? Rocky Balboa, a small-time boxer from the movie Rocky, is bold and courageous, uplifting and inspiring to an audience. Rocky is a boxer who always trains his hardest to be the best in the ring, showing the world he doesn’t want to be looked at as weak. On the other hand, Boxer experiences similarities to Rocky’s personal life. Boxer is a selfless horse who pushes himself even beyond the limit to carry heavy boulders to build the windmill for the farm. Boxer and Rocky, from the book Animal Farm and the film Rocky, show that they want to push themselves, which can inspire others. To contrast these two distinct …show more content…

They never seem to feel satisfied with their outcomes and work ethics and will blame themselves if anything doesn’t go according to plan. According to Animal Farm, Boxer is troubled when he sees his comrades being killed. Boxer says, “‘I do not understand it. I would not have believed that such things could happen on our farm. It must be due to some fault in ourselves. The solution, as I see it, is to work harder. From now onwards I shall get up a full hour earlier in the morning’” (Orwell 77). When he sees how the killings negatively impact the farm, he blames himself for it. He makes a promise to be stronger for the farm and strive for a better route. Rocky Balboa is also guilty of Boxer’s scenario of blaming himself for not being good enough. According to the movie Rocky, Mickey, Rocky’s trainer, replaces his locker with another boxer because Mickey doesn’t believe in Rocky’s boxing capabilities. This fact can be supported when Mickey says, “‘Because Dipper needed it [the locker]. Dipper is a contender for the title. He is a climber, too. Do you [referring to Rocky] know what you are? You are a

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