"Animal Farm" by George Orwell (Report Of Benjamin)
- Date: January 16, 2006
- Level: Middle School, 6th grade
- Grade: A+
- Length: 2 pages (458 words)
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Farm animals went to work for themselves but they have an evil dictator in Animal Farm by George Orwell. Benjamin, the long-lived donkey, is the only farm animal not inspired by the Rebellion and sees that Napoleon is an evil dictator. Even though Benjamin sees no difference from before the Rebellion and after and doesn't want to rebel against Napoleon, he feels bad for the working animals and especially Boxer.
Benjamin sees no difference from before the Rebellion and after. "Old Benjamin, The donkey, seemed quite unchanged since the Rebellion." (Orwell 47) This shows that Benjamin hasn't changed at all from before and after the Rebellion. Benjamin never cared about anything before the Rebellion and he still ...

... him with his long tail." (Orwell 121) This shows that Benjamin feels bad for Boxer for all his hard work and that Boxer is sick. If Benjamin didn't care about boxer he wouldn't have stayed with him and kept the flies of him with his tail. When Boxer is being sent away, Benjamin comes and tells all the farm animals that Boxer is being taken away to the Glue Boiler. (Orwell 123) If Benjamin didn't care about the animals or Boxer then he wouldn't have done anything when Boxer was being taken to his death. Benjamin could've just done nothing and then Boxer would've been taken to the Glue Boiler 
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