Boxer (Animal Farm)

Cart horse from the novella Animal Farm Fictional character BoxerFirst appearanceAnimal FarmLast appearanceAnimal Farm (Only Appearance)Created byGeorge OrwellVoiced byMaurice Denham (1954 film) Paul Scofield (1999 film) Woody Harrelson (2025 film)In-universe informationNicknameBoxerSpeciesHorseGenderMaleOccupationLaborer at Animal Farm (before death) Boxer is a character from George Orwell's 1945 novella Animal Farm, who is shown as the farm's dedicated and loyal labourer. The cart-horse Boxer serves as an allegory for the Russian working-class who helped to oust Tsar Nicholas II and establish the Soviet Union, but were eventually betrayed by the government under Joseph Stalin. He is described as "faithful"; and he believes any problem can be solved if he works harder. David Low used a cart horse as a symbol for the T.U.C. in cartoons for many years before Orwell began to write Animal Farm. Boxer can only remember four letters of the alphabet at a time but sees the importance of education, aspiring to learn the rest of the alphabet during his retirement. Boxer is a loyal supporter of Napoleon. Boxer listens to everything the self-appointed ruler of the farm says and assumes that e