During the reign of Napoleon the animal’s lives became increasingly hard, and began to resemble their lives with Mr. Jones. During the first barn meeting Old Major spoke of an ideal world where animals ran their own farm in peace and harmony with one another.  One of the most important quotes said by old major was him describing the lives of the animals.  “Our lives are miserable, laborious, and short”.  He said that once the animals had served their purpose they were killed.  Later in the story Boxer the most loyal of all the animals on the farm was sent to the glue-factory when he became old and could no longer work.  Napoleon became just like Mr. Jones. He was just interested in himself and what could get him more money and alcohol.   With the help of squealer he was able to convince the other animals on the farm that Boxer was taken to an animal hospital, and unfortunately died.  Many of the animals believed him because they could not think for themselves but some animals knew the truth that napoleon was only looking out for the pigs best interest and what would further him.  

During the reign of Napoleon the animal’s lives became increasingly hard, and began to resemble their lives with Mr. Jones. During the first barn meeting Old Major spoke of an ideal world where animals ran their own farm in peace and harmony with one another.  One of the most important quotes said by old major was him describing the lives of the animals.  “Our lives are miserable, laborious, and short”.  He said that once the animals had served their purpose they were slaughtered and sold for cash.  Nothing but useless bodies consuming while they could no longer produce anything and farmers could not have that.    Old Major wanted a world where after animals got too old to work they could spend the remainder of their days relaxing.  After Mr. Jones had been driven out the animals believed that they could look forward to “retirement”, they no longer worried about what would happen when they got too old to work.  Boxer was the most loyal worker on the farm, he worked all day and more whenever he could, because he believed that he should work as hard as he can while he still has the strength and then he could spend his days relaxing and grazing in the fields when he got older, but that was not the case.   One day when he was pulling rocks to the windmill he collapsed and was taken to the knacker to be slaughtered.  Napoleon with the help of Squealer convinced everyone he was just being taken to the animal hospital and that they would do everything they could to save him when in reality he was already dead.  Napoleon was secretly using the money he got from selling Boxer to get the pigs more alcohol.  His reason for killing Boxer was selfish and just to better himself.  Everyday he was becoming more and more like Mr. Jones.  

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One of the most critical points made by old major was that man was the only creature that consumed without producing, and yet he was the ruler of all the animals.  Old Major suggested that if man was taken out of the equation than all the animals could live off the fertile soil of England and live richly.   But when Mr. Jones was expelled from the farm the other animals led even harder lives.   All that happened was the pigs had replaced they men as the extreme authority, ...

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