In the story Animal Farm, by George Orwell he makes animals rebell against the humans to defend their farm. He creates characters that both compliment and contrast each other and it gives us a good sense of how the story line is played out. The author writes a story of both peril and triumph. He makes characters that will help each other in a way, and hurt each other. Napoleon and Boxer pose as a contrast to each other because their motives are very different. The lesson we learn from this is that there can never be two people that are alike in a way. They always have to contrast each other. One is going to be the bad guy and the other is going to the good guy. Taking a deeper look at how the pigs and horses act with one another, Boxer also …show more content…
The first example would be how Napoleon trained the dogs to do his bidding. “At this there was a terrible baying sound outside, and nine enormous dogs wearing brass-studded collars came bounding into the barn. They dashed straight for Snowball, who sprang from his place just in time to escape their snapping jaws.” (67) Nobody had really listened to Napoleon and they really only went with Snowball's ideas because he grabbed hold of their attention the most. Napoleon trained the dogs on his own time to always follow him and the other pigs. They were trained to protect him. Napoleon didnt learn to save himself or stand up for himself in ways, he more so took time out of his day to train other animals to do his bidding. He only worked if it benefited him. The second example is when Boxer worked, Napoleon went and sat in the farmhouse. “It was also more suited to the dignity of the Leader (for of late he had taken to speaking of Napoleon under the title of ‘Leader’) to live in a house than in a mere sty.” (79) Boxer’s motive was always “I will work harder.” Napoleon was just the enforcer. He created the rules, but also bent them. Napoleon has grown to live in the farmhouse using human things. The rules stated that you couldn’t do anything associated with human stuff, but he switched around the rules to fit his needs. The animals were also told that the pigs would be sleeping in a lot later than the normal times the animals usually got up. But Boxer always got up before everyone and worked so hard as to get everything
He makes all of the animals work long days and gives them no food. He will give only the pigs a good ratio of the food. In the end all of the pigs start to act like humans and the animals realize this and do something about it. Boxer is a very hardworking horse who is always with Napoleon's ideas. Around the end of the book Napoleon gets sold for some alcohol.
Boxer is also supposed to be sent to the vet to be healed, but apparently dies. However, in reality Napoleon sent him to the glue factory and used that money to buy whiskey. Now this character is the one treating the animals unfairly, Napoleon. He didn’t
Animal Farm by George Orwell is a political satire/fable. Animal Farm is a book about a farm of animals rebelling against their human farmer. They hope to create a society where they are equal and free. There is no set main character in this book, but the most “important” character is Napoleon. Napoleon is leader of the big group of animals and controls what happens on the farm.
Napoleon was a dictator so he could basically just murk everybody. Napoleon was already kind of scared of an uprising from the animals. He was extremely scared of boxers and how strong he was, why else would Napoleon have to sell him to the glue factory. For example, Napoleon was already scared of Boxer, he was able to kick his dogs and overpower him easily.
Even when he was dying he still said he'd work harder. This shows that he was very loyal to his farm and Napoleon. Boxer soon fell while working and said his lung wasn't working well. After trying to recover but not getting better, Napoleon sent Boxer to the hospital. The animals were relieved until they eventually saw that it wasn't a hospital Boxer was being sent to.
Whenever the other animals start to doubt Napoleon, Boxer reassures them that “If comrade Napoleon says it, it must be right” (Orwell 82). Boxer and the other animals on the farm get mistreated in many ways such as, Napoleon takes away their food rations while the pigs and dogs get a large amounts of food and better living conditions. If Boxer wasn't on the farm the book would be different in many ways because the animals would have probably turned against Napoleon by now. The animals wouldn't have anyone to look up to or have to encourage
Napoleon knew the alphabet faster than any other animal on the farm, and was able to use that against them. . Because he was so wise he could change the writing on the rules to fit his boundaries, while the other animals would not know. “Clover learned the alphabet but could not put the words together, Boxer could not get beyond the letter D.” (Orwell 28) The other animals struggled, and that led the perfect opportunity for Napoleon.
Another time where he was treated with the utmost inequality was leading up to his time of death. Before he collapsed with lung complications he was working substantially hard. The other animals knew his complexion was worsening and he himself knew his last years were approaching. He believed that he was going to retire and have a good end to his life. But as soon as he couldn’t be beneficial to Napoleon, they would use him one last time.
For example, when Boxer, who has literally worked himself to death for the Farm, is carted off in a van to the "hospital," and Benjamin reads out "Horse Slaughterer" on the one side of the van. Some of the animals noticed this, and realised that Boxer has been sold and send to death. But when Squealer gives his fake explanation about the vet who didn't have time to paint over the slaughterer's old sign, the animals were enormously relieved to hear this. Later on, the pigs organised a banquet in Boxer's honour. The joy and song comming from the farmhouse proved that the pigs found some way to avquire the money to buy themselves another case of whisky.
As a matter of fact, Napoleon showed us a monarchy type of government when he took over Manor Farm. A monarchy is when one person reigns until death. This can be related to Joseph Stalin the dictator of the Union of Soviet Social Republics (USSR) because he was seen to be a cruel leader who eliminated anybody who got in his way. By way of example, Napoleon used this same tactic to overrule the farm and the animals with his nine frightening dogs. The animals went along with all the things he said but disagreed at times until Squealer manipulated their minds into thinking Napoleon was a good leader.
He worked hard until the day he falls due to lung failure. Instead of treating him, Napoleon sent Boxer to horse slaughter house and lied to the animals that Boxer died in the hospital and even ended his speech with a reminder of Boxer’s two favourite maxims, ’I will work harder’ and’ Comrade Napoleon is always right’. This is what happens to the most faithful animal in the Animal Farm due to Napoleon’s cool-blooded judgment as he could not have any form of benefits from dying Boxer. In the end, the name ‘Animal Farm’ was abolished and changed to ‘Manor Farm’, the original name by Napoleon. Napoleon and his pigs also join arms with the humans who were believed to be the animal’s enemy in the beginning by Old Major and the
Only puppies and pigs can live in the house, sleep in the bed, eat apples and cookies and have all of the best things. As the history is developing, Napoleon is getting more and more like a dicator. He slowly begin to being superior but did not act like a dictator. Moreover, he broke some rules, he’s in contact with humans, and he had hours of works, and he killed aniamsl, and change the only commandment for “4 legs good, 2 legs better”. He also think that “Every animals are equal, but some are more equal then others.”
Using the examples of Napoleon and Boxer this essay will discuss the truths of human nature and express the traits of these characters both good and bad including; loyalty and obedience as well as selfishness and greed. Napoleon represents the corrupt political dictators that have been in power before and even after the novel was written. He slowly and subtly put himself into power of the farm and was very manipulative in the way he got there. The animals were always ensured that everything he did was for the good of the farm but as the book goes on Napoleon’s hunger for power is revealed.
He even says he’ll do more to improve the farm, and prevent a situation like this from happening again. With Boxer’s growing popularity, the reader finds that the supreme leader, Napoleon, feels threatened by Boxer. The animals obviously treat Napoleon like a king, because the animals
Animal Farm by George Orwell is a story about animals that rebel against their owners on a farm. They then try to solve problems on how to run a farm. One theme in this story is ”Not everyone is equal; some people believe that they are more superior than others.” This theme is demonstrated by Napoleon, he’s a dictator and makes all the rules in the farm to fit his needs. Another theme in this story is “People deserve to have their own thoughts and ideas.