In the novel Animal Farm, George Orwell used Boxer to symbolize the working class construction worker in the modern day American society who are dedicated workers, but are not politically included in the government. Although Orwell meant for each character to individually represent a person or a class in the Soviet Russian society, these classes can also fit into the American society today. Boxer symbolized the middle class construction worker by sharing many similar attributes like their education, fatal flaws, participation in the political system and work ethic. Both Boxer and the modern day working class have a great work ethic and are known as the hardest workers in their society. In the novel it states "Boxer worked harder than ever" (118). Of all the animals on the farm Boxer was the one who worked harder and longer. Boxer and the occupation as a construction worker require a good work ethic since they are given a lot of strenuous labor and are expected to rise to their leader's expectations. A good work ethic has five characteristics: reliability, dedication, productivity, cooperation and character (Schreiner). All five characteristics are noticeably expressed by Boxer throughout the novel. " It must be due to some fault in ourselves. The solution, as I see it, is to work harder. From now onwards I shall get up a full hour earlier in the mornings  (85), this depicts Boxer's reliability considering that he had decided that he would wake up an hour earlier to fix a mistake that was caused by themselves. A quote that demonstrates his productivity is "Nothing could have been achieved without Boxer, whose strength seemed equal to that of all the rest of the animals put together  (61). Boxer was so dedicated that he "would even come out at nights and work for an hour or two on his own by the light of the harvest moon  (68). By seldomly asking questions, Boxer showed how cooperative he could be "Even Boxer who seldom asked ques