Animal Farm

She is the farm’s steadfast, motherly heart, witnessing the revolution’s promise decay into tyranny. Clover, the loyal cart-horse in George Orwell’s Animal Farm, represents the decent, hardworking populace whose hopes are gradually betrayed. Initially a faithful disciple of the pigs’ teachings, Clover embodies quiet strength and deep compassion. Unlike Boxer’s blind faith, however, Clover retains […]

Sugar lumps, ribbons, and a longing for human attention. Mollie the cart-horse represents a distinct challenge to the revolutionary spirit in George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Symbolizing the bourgeoisie or aristocracy uncomfortable with the revolution’s demands, Mollie prioritizes vanity and material comfort over the collective ideals of Animalism. Her inability, or unwillingness, to adapt highlights the

Power. Its allure corrupts, its methods manipulate, and its consolidation often betrays the ideals it claims to uphold. George Orwell’s Animal Farm remains a vital, chilling exploration of this theme. Through the allegory of a farm animal rebellion, Orwell dissects how power is seized, maintained, and abused, mirroring historical totalitarian regimes and offering timeless warnings.

“Donkeys live a long time.” Benjamin the donkey, Animal Farm’s resident cynic and perhaps its most perceptive observer, watches the revolution unfold with weary detachment. Representing the skeptical intelligentsia or enduring wisdom in George Orwell’s allegory, Benjamin understands the pigs’ manipulations but rarely intervenes. He reserves his comments for cryptic remarks about life’s unchanging hardships—until

“All animals are equal.” It began with a dream, a speech, and a wise old boar. Old Major, the prize Middle White boar in George Orwell’s Animal Farm, catalyzes the revolution. Representing the foundational ideas of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin, Old Major articulates the miserable existence under human rule, identifies Man as the sole

“I will work harder.” These words define Boxer, the devoted cart-horse whose loyalty becomes his downfall in George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Representing the exploited working class within Orwell’s sharp allegory, Boxer embodies strength and unwavering dedication. His steadfast belief in the revolution and its leader, Napoleon, coupled with his conviction that effort conquers all, sets