Boxer's Loss Of Innocence In Animal Farm

Why Boxer is Engaging
Engaging is defined as “tending to draw favorable attention or interest,” (“Engaging”). In the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell, a farm that the animals have taken over. The book is an allegory to the Russian Revolution, and Boxer’s character of a working horse, representing the working class. There are many important characters in the book, but Boxer is by far the most important and engaging because he is naive, selfless, and outshone the work ethic of others.
To be engaging one has to stand out among the rest, and Boxer stands out because he is always so naive. Being naive is when someone has lack of intelligence or experience and Boxer fits into both of those categories. Boxer not knowing or realising what Napoleon and the pigs were doing made him naive. In result of Boxer being naive, he has more innocence than some of the other characters in the book because of his lack of knowledge. Boxer is innocent in the book because he had know idea of what the pigs were doing, so he had no reason to stop them. An example of Boxer being naive was when the pigs sent him to the glue factory, on the side of the cart he couldn't read what it said, from Boxer only knowing four letters of the alphabet. If he knew

how to read then he would still be alive. He always trusted the pigs that they were doing the right thing for the farm, but the pigs were only doing things to benefit themselves.
Readers fall in love with characters that are selfless because everyone wants to have that character as a friend.

Boxer always cares about the other characters and never takes anything for himself. At the beginning of the book, when Old Mayor called the first meeting, Boxer was very cautious of the smaller animals, and made sure that they were comfortable before he even sat down to hear what Old Mayor had to say. At the meeting Boxer cared more about the other animals comfort before his own. When times were tough on the farm and food was scarce, Boxer gave up portions of his food to other animals so they would get to eat food. Boxer never complained about the food shortages and he just helped the other animals as much as he

could.
Boxer is a great character and role model in the book because of his ability to always work hard. Throughout the story Boxers motto was ,“I will work harder”. He would not stop, and always fix everyone's mistakes to finish the job at hand. When the animals were building the windmill, Boxer was the one who put the most effort into to construction of it. He had worked so hard, that one night while he was working, he got hurt carrying rocks to the windmill when nobody was around.
Boxer’s character is relatable to most people because he is naive, selfless, and is a hard worker. He is a character that is enjoyed by all. Boxer was naive throughout the story, because of his lack of knowledge about what was occurring, making him susceptible to being one of the most innocent characters in the book. Boxer’s selflessness makes him a favorite to the characters in the book and to the books readers. The work ethic of Boxer makes him a great character that is admired by most.