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Animal Farm Boxer Quotes

Jones was hurled into a pile of dung and his gun flew out of his hands. But the most terrifying spectacle of all was Boxer, rearing up on his hind legs and striking out with his great iron-shod hoofs like a stallion. His very first blow took a stable-lad from Foxwood on the skull and stretched him lifeless in the mud. At the sight, several men dropped their sticks and tried to run.

– George Orwell

Animal Farm. Chapter 4. The Battle of the Cowshed, in which Jones and a group of men try to take back his farm. However, they don’t succeed. Snowball is hero of the hour after his military-style defense.

The animals decided unanimously to create a military decoration, “Animal Hero, First Class,” which was conferred there and then on Snowball and Boxer. It consisted of a brass medal (they were really some old horse-brasses which had been found in the harness-room), to be worn on Sundays and holidays. There was also “Animal Hero, Second Class,” which was conferred posthumously on the dead sheep.

– George Orwell

Animal Farm. Chapter. The ‘heroes’ of the Battle of the Cowshed are awarded honors.

And at the end, almost too weak to speak, he whispered in my ear that his sole sorrow was to have passed on before the windmill was finished. ‘Forward, comrades!’ he whispered. ‘Forward in the name of the Rebellion. Long live Animal Farm! Long live Comrade Napoleon! Napoleon is always right.’ Those were his very last words, comrades.

– George Orwell

Animal Farm. Chapter 9. Squealer tells the others that Boxer died peacefully in hospital, praising the glories of Animal Farm, and he at the great horse’s side. But in truth Boxer collapsed pulling stone for the windmill. His body was taken to a glue factory for slaughter in a factory van, as witnessed by Benjamin.
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