boxer and clover

Question 1

BOXER - “boxer could not get beyond the letter D”

Answer 1

• lacks inteeligance and this results in him becoming a target for manipulatijon
• his ignorance trepreasents the ignorance of the working class

Question 2

BOXER - “his answer to every problem every setback was “I will work harder”

Answer 2

• his resilince can be admired
• orwell is showing his blind devotion allowing the pigs corruption to prosper
• his maxim of “i will work harder” is not only simplistic showin ghis lack of eduction but also he is flawed aas he ignores corruption and exploitation which leads to his death as he can read the word “slaughter” - the pigs know this and so don’t even bother to buy a different van

Question 3

BOXER - “napoleon is alwasy rigth”

Answer 3

• maxim
• simple language to show his naivety
• compltey obediant so the pigs easily manipulate him
  -> his strong devotion and work ethic to animalism and napoleon
• adverb “always” shows boxer will never falter to give his complete obediance due to his blinded trust, no matter the corruption around him

Question 4

BOXER - “i have no wish to take life not even human life”

Answer 4

• compassionate
• opposite to snowball (“the only good uman is a dead one”)
• he does not wish to use his power and strength for malignity (unlike pigs)

Question 5

BOXER - his maxims??

Answer 5

• “napoleon is always right”
• “i will work harder”

Question 6

BOXER - how is he shown as compassinate towards humans

Answer 6

“i have no wish to tak elife not even humna life”

Question 7

BOXER - quote to show he is stupid and unedcated

Answer 7

“boxer could not get beyond the letter D”

Question 8

CLOVER =

Answer 8

• it is Clover who alerts the animals to the horrific scene at the end of the novella.
• Clover acts both as a witness to the violence perpetrated by the pigs and as one of the few animals that experiences the outcome of the Rebellion
• naive
• loyal