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  • Essay / Napoleon, a Good Leader on Animal Farm By George Orwell

    Orwell also emphasizes how a boxer is a hard worker, which is positively a character trait that all good leaders must have. Obviously, Napoleon has no work ethic, because throughout the book he sends Squealer to do all his dirty work, but Boxer, on the other hand, is the complete opposite. His personal motto is “I will work harder!” » (47), clearly demonstrating that he is a determined worker. Returning to Boxer as a respectable and inspiring animal, Boxer even inspired other animals with his work ethic, more than Squealer could ever hope to inspire animals. On page 46 it says that “Boxer was everyone's admiration. He had been a hard worker even in Jones's time; now he looked more like three horses than one; there were days when all the work of the farm rested on his shoulders” (46), proving once again what a hard worker Boxer is. To manage a farm, the manager must be willing to work, because running a farm requires enormous amounts of labor. The only animal on the farm that is dedicated and strong enough to handle the workload would be the Boxer. His dedication to the farm is demonstrated when, on two occasions, Boxer arranges with the roosters to wake him up earlier than the rest of the farm. The second time he asks to be woken up early is because many animals have betrayed Animal Farm, and are now being publicly executed in the name of Napoleon's orders; Boxer blames himself and is completely confused when he says, “I don’t understand. I wouldn't have believed such things could happen on our farm. It must be due to some fault in us. The solution, in my opinion, is to work harder. From now on, I will get up a whole hour earlier in the morning” (94). This quote justifies Boxer's dedication to the farm, not only for himself but also for