Clover - the working class / the proletariat - Character analysis in GCSE English Literature


	Personality	Role
	more intelligent than boxer but not as strong her obedient nature causes her to trust the pigs and not act upon her doubts - "there was no thought of rebellion or disobedience in her mind." clover is kind and protective - "clover made a sort of wall around them with her great foreleg and the ducklings nestled down inside it..." she cares greatly for Boxer - "she and Benjamin urged Boxer to work less hard."	clover like boxer represents the Proletariat (the working class). She too is exploited by the pigs due to her loyalty. Clover is the tender heart of the novel and with Boxer, they provide the emotional core to the story that stops it from being a dry allegory. Clover is significant to the reader as we see the final transformation of the pigs through her eyes By the end of the story Clover is over worked and at the age of 14 she still works as hard as she did at the beginning of the novel. Her deterioration mirrors that of the farm. Her journey in the novel shows how ordinary people lost their freedom in small steps.
	Development (Growth & change)	Other information
	Clover checks the commandments as the pigs take control of the farm but never acts upon her doubts Clover sees the pigs walking on their hind legs and playing cards with the farmers	She is the only character who's thoughts were given in detail

more intelligent than boxer but not as strong
her obedient nature causes her to trust the pigs and not act upon her doubts - "there was no thought of rebellion or disobedience in her mind."
clover is kind and protective - "clover made a sort of wall around them with her great foreleg and the ducklings nestled down inside it..."
she cares greatly for Boxer - "she and Benjamin urged Boxer to work less hard."

clover like boxer represents the Proletariat (the working class). She too is exploited by the pigs due to her loyalty.
Clover is the tender heart of the novel and with Boxer, they provide the emotional core to the story that stops it from being a dry allegory.
Clover is significant to the reader as we see the final transformation of the pigs through her eyes
By the end of the story Clover is over worked and at the age of 14 she still works as hard as she did at the beginning of the novel. Her deterioration mirrors that of the farm.
Her journey in the novel shows how ordinary people lost their freedom in small steps.

Clover checks the commandments as the pigs take control of the farm but never acts upon her doubts
Clover sees the pigs walking on their hind legs and playing cards with the farmers

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