Explain how the idea of "the difficulty in life is the choice" can be seen with different characters in Animal Farm.

Part of the challenge in this essay is going to be writing
about a concept that is not necessarily featured in the book.  Orwell does not construct
a narrative whereby choice is something present, therefore it becomes difficult to write
about something that is not entirely evident.  We can trace how different individuals
failed to heed the issue of choice and faced difficulty in life because of it.  This can
be seen in the example of Mr. Jones, who failed to act on the choice of treating his
animals better or at least failed to act on the choice that required him to pay more
attention to the issues of the animals on the farm, and prevent the revolution that
ended up costing him power.  I think that different animals on the farm saw the issue of
choice impact them in different ways.  Benjamin and Clover both make a conscious choice
to not learn how to read fluently and proficiently.  Boxer only learns how to read the
first four letters of the alphabet and Clover relies on others to read for her. 
Certainly, Boxer's continual desire to work and put off the issue of reading is what
causes his ultimate difficulty in not recognizing that the van that has come to take him
away is going to take him to the knacker.  Clover's reliance on others' reading ability
prevents her from fully grasping how the pigs are manipulating the commandments of
Animalism for their own benefit. Additionally, Clover's choice to simply accept that
"things are better than with Jones" results in a lack of activism that emboldens the
pigs and their oppression of the other animals.  Benjamin might embody the quote the
best in that he makes a conscious choice not to care and the difficult this entails is
brutal, as he loses his best friend and recognizes that his activism is too little, too
late.