My position in society is similar to that which is of Boxer from “Animal Farm.” This horse was an animal who was reliable, spoke his mind, and was hardworking. Similarly to Boxer, I have these qualities as a person.
As other characters in the book were able to depend on Boxer to get the job done, many people have been able to rely on me in a situation. Besides being reliable, Boxer was one who would speak his mind when he thought differently as I would. In addition to these traits we share, we put much effort in the work we do. Though we may look different on the outside, Boxer and I are similar in our roles in society.
Boxer was someone who could be depended on, just like myself. When Mr. Jones and other men marched onto Animal Farm to take control, it was Boxer, as well as Snowball, who fought courageously to defend the animals. In addition to the Battle of the Cowshed, Boxer showed his reliability by fighting for the animals again in a fiercer battle with more farmers later in the book. Fortunately, the animals could depend on the Boxer to do whatever he could to protect the farm.
Like Boxer, I am usually someone who is reliable. When my friends need help in a situation, I am often there to help them out. For example, when one of my friends was failing miserably in his math class, he asked if I could help him bring up his grade. I agreed and stayed after school for days, tutoring him and encouraging him in the concepts he had trouble grasping. Thus, Boxer and I have shown to be reliable even through times that we had to go out of our way for.
Boxer and I know when to speak our minds in situations when we think differently than others. In the book, Napoleon would say Snowball was a traitor against the other animals and was an alliance of the humans. Boxer remembered otherwise and spoke out what he believed. He remembered how Snowball attacked the farmers trying to take control of Animal Farm and Boxer wasn’t too afraid to say what he thought. As Boxer spoke his mind then, and in other times of the story, I have spoke my mind when I believed in something different than someone else.
For instance, when someone asks to cheat off my homework, I tell them what I think. What I think is much different than the person requesting to cheat as I think it is a waste of writing since you don’t learn anything by copying answers. With these examples, Boxer and I speak our mind whenever faced with something we don’t agree with.
Boxer and I are also hardworking in what we do. In fact, one of Boxer’s personal mottos, “I will work harder,” shows just that. Boxer would wake up earlier every day with Benjamin to help build the windmill even when they didn’t have to at the moment. When the other animals couldn’t pull the rope hard enough to bring the heavier rocks higher up, Boxer used his power of three horses to use all his effort into helping the smaller animals out.
