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Boxer’s Fate and Pigs' Deceit in Chapter 9

Boxer, now old and overworked, falls ill while the farm's conditions worsen and rations are cut. Despite Squealer's misleading statistics and the animals' blind belief in the pigs' lies, Boxer is sent to the knacker's instead of a hospital, revealing the pigs' betrayal. Napoleon consolidates his power as a dictator, and the animals, having lost their freedom, are complicit in their own deception.

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Boxer’s Fate and Pigs' Deceit in Chapter 9

Boxer, now old and overworked, falls ill while the farm's conditions worsen and rations are cut. Despite Squealer's misleading statistics and the animals' blind belief in the pigs' lies, Boxer is sent to the knacker's instead of a hospital, revealing the pigs' betrayal. Napoleon consolidates his power as a dictator, and the animals, having lost their freedom, are complicit in their own deception.

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Chapter 9

Boxer is growing old and his wounds from the battle heal slowly. Clover
and Benjamin urge him not to overwork himself but he continues with the rebuilding of the
windmill. He will soon be of retiring age and we hear that there is a rumour that a new place
will soon be designated for retired animals mow that he original meadow has been used to
grow [Link] on the farm is getting harder and harder and rations are drastically reduced.
Squealer, with is statistics, argues the opposite,
presenting the facts and figures in a distorted and misleading way. The animals are ready to
believe, as usual, that things are not so bad as they were before the rebellion. Their morale is
kept up by the'Spontaneous Demonstrations' that Napoleon
organises and by the tales of Moses
who has been allowed back on the farm by the [Link] works so hard that he strains
himself and falls ill. His popularity is shown by the fact that half the farmyard rush to where
he lies. Squealer says that it has been decided to send him to hospital and a van arrives
one day to take him away. Benjamin rushes out to tell the animals and
to tell them what is written on the van. They are sending Boxer to the knacker's! They shout
to Boxer and try to rouse him to break out of the van but
Boxer has no strength left to save himself. The pigs deny this has
happened and explain the mistaken rumours by saying the van changed
hands. It now belongs to the vet but he has not had time yet to the paint
out the name on the side of the van - the name of the local Horse Slaughterer. The animals
are so cowed and beaten that we are told they are 'glad to believe' this [Link] pigs promise
to hold a memorial feast for Boxer but instead they drink a case of whisky which has
obviously been paid for by the sale of
Boxer to the [Link] has become an absolute dictator and his position is officially
recognized - he is the only candidate for the Presidency of the newly proclaimed Republic.
All opposition has been physically or
psychologically removed and the animals, who has just been described
as 'no longer slaves', are less free now than they were in Jones' day when
they could at least think their own thoughts and believe the evidence of
their own [Link] the animals are 'enormously relieved' to hear what Napoleon has to
tell them, we are reminded of the swift way they accommodated to the confessions and
executions - because they wanted to! This is a very important point that Orwell is making. We
do not feel that the animals have once more been deceived by the lies of the pigs so much as
feel that they are to blame for being so ready to be deceived.
9.

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