In Chapter Nine of Animal Farm, Orwell uses Boxer's death to present Communism as a betrayal of the working class. This is shown through the murder of Boxer when Boxer (and the other animals) believe that he is going to see a vet, but, in fact, he is sold to a glue manufacturer called Alfred Simmonds. What is most important about this betrayal is that Boxer and the other animals do not realise what...
In Chapter Nine of Animal Farm, Orwell uses Boxer's death to present Communism as a betrayal of the working class. This is shown through the murder of Boxer when Boxer (and the other animals) believe that he is going to see a vet, but, in fact, he is sold to a glue manufacturer called Alfred Simmonds. What is most important about this betrayal is that Boxer and the other animals do not realise what is happening until it is too late. We see this through the reaction of Benjamin, who is the first to notice:
"Fools! Fools!" shouted Benjamin, prancing round them and stamping the earth with his small hoofs. "Fools! Do you not see what is written on the side of that van?"
Through Boxer's death, then, Orwell presents Communism as a bad idea for the working classes. While, at first glance, Communism appears to offer hope and prosperity (like Boxer's trip to the vets), it is nothing more than a ruse to keep the working classes in a position of submission.
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