Squealer (Animal Farm) the Seven Commandments. The animals experience a vague feeling of unease, and when Clover and Muriel ponder the changes, they are told that they have simply forgotten — and they accept this easily, which is helped along by the growling dogs that accompany the pigs everywhere. Benjamin alone appears to understand what is happening, though he never acts. If asked, he says that donkeys live a long time, and that "none of you has ever seen a dead donkey". True to his cynical nature, he continues to believe that life never gets better. He is briefly outraged by Boxer's death,
All That Matters (novel) adulthood in a city much divided, and as he faces decisions about what truly matters in life. More than anything else, the novel is an exploration of his character. "I think all stories should arise organically from the characters’ definitions of the world," says Wayson Choy, who believes that it is in the identification of reader with character that literature exists. "If you give details that ring true...that’s the meaning conveyed by good writing." All That Matters (novel) All That Matters is a novel by Wayson Choy. First published in 2004 by Doubleday Canada, it is the sequel to his