Benjamin is a donkey in George Orwell's 1945 novel Animal Farm. He is also the oldest of all the animals (he is alive in the last scene of the novel). He is less straightforward than most characters in the novel, and a number of interpretations have been put forward to which social class he represents as regards to the Russian Revolution and the Soviet Union.
Benjamin, portrayed as a donkey in George Orwell's 1945 novel Animal Farm, remains alive until the end of the story. He is more cryptic than other characters, and different theories have been proposed about which social class he represents during the Russian Revolution and the Soviet Union.