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Boxer is the prime example of this
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The bluntness of this statement
reflects an almost military style in Boxer’s thinking, however it could also suggest his
naivety, as no one is “always right”
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The repetition of this blind acceptance influences the other animals to
comply with the Pigs’ regime, however it is this very trait that leads Boxer to an early
grave at the “Knacker’s”
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Orwell uses Boxer’s character - and how he appears to have been indoctrinated - to
suggest the moral of the story and the consequences of an abuse of power
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The same danger is seen in the novel, as the animals refuse to
question what the pigs are doing, leading to total corruption on the farm
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The feelings and attitudes of the animals are generally describe collectively, as if the
animals are unable to think for themselves
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However, the use of an omniscient narrator allows the reader
to see how the animals do actually question authority
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This presents some of the animals as slightly
distrusting the pigs, however many of the animals are completely blind to this, for
example the sheep
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The
“distillation” of the seven principles into one short phrase essentially renders
Animalism useless, as it has lost all of its meaning
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The sheep, much like the hens, are never given individual
names, which also gives a sense of how they are only seen as a group
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Orwell also uses the passive voice to present the feelings and attitudes of the other
animals towards the pigs
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This passivity is exploited as the “nine
dogs” Napoleon had been raising are used to force the animals to comply, much like
Stalin’s secret police (the KGB)
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This silence allows the pigs to
reign freely, and presents the animals as being very scared of them
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Benjamin’s “cryptic” sayings and
“lies” present him as quite unpleasant, but he is well aware of the pigs’ manipulation
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Indeed, Benjamin appears to be too busy talking about “Sugarcandy
Mountain” to have any specific feelings towards the pigs

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