In the novel Animal Farm, the writer satirizes some characters in an attempt to portray society in a humorous way. This essay will focus on the characters of Boxer, Mollie, and Napoleon. Boxer, described as a huge, strong horse, is used by Orwell to represent the proletariat or working class of Russia. Orwell may have been a socialist, but he did not hesitate to give a less than flattering portrait of the mighty beast. Among the Boxer's qualities of being courageous, loyal, selfless and compassionate, he is widely criticized for his stupidity and naive attitude. Harsh, isn't it? Throughout the book Boxer takes on the motto "I will work harder." And “Napoleon is always right,” Orwell thus suggests that the Russian people were too loyal to the Soviets. In the same way that the pigs could never have come to power without the strength and stupidity of the Boxers, the Bolsheviks could never have come to power without the hard work of the majority of the Russian population, the working class. In many ways we could say that Boxer was too kind. After a groom was killed in the battle...