Boxer: Animal Farm: Characters: English
Literature: GCSE (9:1)
He is first described through his immense strength and ability - ANS"Boxer was an enormous
beast, nearly eighteen hands high, and as strong as any two ordinary horses put together."
(page 2)
His appearance reflects his personality - ANS"A white stripe down his nose gave him a
somewhat stupid appearance, and in fact he was not of first rate intelligence" (page 2)
His lacked the intelligence to read and write in the same way the pigs could - ANS"Boxer could
not get beyond the letter D (of the alphabet)" (page 20).
He was hard-working and supportive of the efforts on the farm - ANS"He had made an
arrangement with one of the cockerels to call him in the mornings half an hour earlier than
anyone else, and would put in some volunteer labour at whatever seemed to be most needed,
before the regular day's work began." (page 17)
He displays his unfaltering loyalty and commitment to Napoleon - ANS"Boxer, who had now had
time to think things over, voiced the general feeling by saying: 'If Comrade Napoleon says it, it
must be right.' And from then on he adopted the maxim, 'Napoleon is always right,' in addition to
his private motto of 'I will work harder'. (page 35)
He feels that the problems on the farm could be solved through hard work and labour to undo
the wrongs. Orwell shows how he represents the proletariat during the Russian Revolution, who
also wrongly placed their trust and faith in the abilities of Stalin. - ANS"His answer to every
problem, every setback, was 'I will work harder!' -which he had adopted as his personal motto."
(page 17)
He was respected and admired by the other animals due to his strong work ethic - ANS"...he
was universally respected for his steadiness of character and tremendous powers of work."
(page 2)
He does not change his attitude to work despite the change in the leadership of the farm -
ANS"Boxer was the admiration of everybody. He had been a hard worker even in Jones's time"
(page 17)
He had the ability to inspire and motivate the other animals in their time of need - ANS"Only
Boxer and Clover never lost heart (in the cruel work during the winter)...the animals found more
inspiration in his strength and his never-failing cry of 'I will work harder!'" (page 46)
Literature: GCSE (9:1)
He is first described through his immense strength and ability - ANS"Boxer was an enormous
beast, nearly eighteen hands high, and as strong as any two ordinary horses put together."
(page 2)
His appearance reflects his personality - ANS"A white stripe down his nose gave him a
somewhat stupid appearance, and in fact he was not of first rate intelligence" (page 2)
His lacked the intelligence to read and write in the same way the pigs could - ANS"Boxer could
not get beyond the letter D (of the alphabet)" (page 20).
He was hard-working and supportive of the efforts on the farm - ANS"He had made an
arrangement with one of the cockerels to call him in the mornings half an hour earlier than
anyone else, and would put in some volunteer labour at whatever seemed to be most needed,
before the regular day's work began." (page 17)
He displays his unfaltering loyalty and commitment to Napoleon - ANS"Boxer, who had now had
time to think things over, voiced the general feeling by saying: 'If Comrade Napoleon says it, it
must be right.' And from then on he adopted the maxim, 'Napoleon is always right,' in addition to
his private motto of 'I will work harder'. (page 35)
He feels that the problems on the farm could be solved through hard work and labour to undo
the wrongs. Orwell shows how he represents the proletariat during the Russian Revolution, who
also wrongly placed their trust and faith in the abilities of Stalin. - ANS"His answer to every
problem, every setback, was 'I will work harder!' -which he had adopted as his personal motto."
(page 17)
He was respected and admired by the other animals due to his strong work ethic - ANS"...he
was universally respected for his steadiness of character and tremendous powers of work."
(page 2)
He does not change his attitude to work despite the change in the leadership of the farm -
ANS"Boxer was the admiration of everybody. He had been a hard worker even in Jones's time"
(page 17)
He had the ability to inspire and motivate the other animals in their time of need - ANS"Only
Boxer and Clover never lost heart (in the cruel work during the winter)...the animals found more
inspiration in his strength and his never-failing cry of 'I will work harder!'" (page 46)
