"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"
Something well said by Orwell, that equality does not have degrees. In the book "Animal Farm' by George Orwell, we see that the idea of equality is kept only as a slogan, while power is redistributed to benefit a few. The pigs don’t openly reject equality, they redefine it until it serves them. This manipulation of language becomes one of the most unsettling aspects of the novel. The commandments change, memories blur, and truth becomes whatever those in power decide it should be. The animals, once driven by hope and rebellion, slowly surrender their ability to question. What makes Animal Farm disturbing is not the pigs’ cruelty alone, but the silence that grows around it.
Among all the characters, Boxer stands as the most heartbreaking. His strength and determination are unmatched, yet they are also his undoing. He believes that hard work will correct injustice, that loyalty will be rewarded, and that the system, no matter how flawed, must be trusted. Boxer does not fail the revolution, but the revolution fails him. Through him, Orwell shows how sincerity and perseverance, when paired with blind faith, can be exploited until nothing remains.
By the end, the farm looks nothing like the dream it once held. The animals can no longer distinguish pigs from humans, oppressors from liberators. Orwell leaves us with an uncomfortable realization that tyranny does not always arrive loudly.
