Boxer Flashcards
1
Q
Who is boxer an allegory for?
A
Alexey Stakhanov, the Russian miner who mined 102 tonnes of coal in one day. Stalin used him as propaganda, saying that everyone should aim to be like him.
2
Q
Sisyphean metaphor
A
“When the boulder began to slip … it was always Boxer who strained himself against the rope and brought the boulder to a stop”
Greek myth - Sisyphus was forced to carry a boulder up a hill as a punishment, but it kept falling down. Impossible task.
3
Q
Key ideas to debate around nativity
A
- Ignorance is bliss
- Do the animals deserve it for being too naive?
4
Q
Boxer as naïve
A
“Napoleon is always right”
