Essay On 1984 Winston And Julia's Love

Winston’s memories, relationships and interactions with others play a key role in his rebellion. Throughout the book Winston shows an affection towards Julia. Winston’s initial relationship with Julia is a political act, however over time he grows to care for her which is forbidden in his society.

Julia is like money, she gets around. Julia is a round character. She sees a bad situation for what it is, but she doesn't try to correct or change it. She understands that her and Winston won't last forever, but tries to make the best of it. She might've never said it, but I think she had some hope that it would last.

Described as “young”, “free-spirited”, and “practical”, Julia differs from Winston in many ways. She is open about her sexuality, and sleeps with several party members before she meets Winston. Although these acts are frowned upon in the eyes of The Party, Julia doesn’t intend them that way, and tells Winston that it is only to satisfy her own desires. Julia only “..questioned the teachings of the party when they in some way touched upon her life”(153). She was too young to remember a life that contradicted The Party’s teachings, and because she believed all Party propaganda to be lies, Julia had no interest in what those teachings were anyway.

Julia is the strongest passion Winston has in his life. Both of them are party rebels and do almost everything in the name of rebellion and freedom. They make love, they talk about their lives and their most taboo thoughts. They are deeply in love, even if they can only express it surreptitiously. Winston

Winston did not love Julia at first sight in fact it was the complete opposite he wanted to rape and murder her. They started meeting each other in a secret room that was "safe" from all the tele screens or so they thought. Once they start talking and explaining their perspective on Big Brother Julia really doesn't have an opinion on much, she doesn't really care about anything at all. She explains to him that he doesn't have to care about Big Brother he realizes that he needs to stand up for what he believes in. Therefore he starts rebelling against Big Brother and their injustices they impose on their citizens. "Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced,not because it has been sober,responsible,and cautious, but because it had been playful,

But Winston thought there was something more dangerous about Julia than most women. At first, their relationship appears to be a political act of rebellion, Winston expresses that ‘their embrace had been a battle, the climax, a victory. It was a blow struck against the Party. It was a political act.’ They both rebel against the control the Party has over their life, Julia’s rebellion taking the form of intimate relationships with men as she explains to Winston, “’Have you done this before?’

Despite Winston’s devotion to Julia, the party still managed to get inside his head and made Winston betray Julia, even after he said he never would. This is not the only betrayal to happen in the book but it is the biggest one. One would never of guessed that two lovers would turn their backs on each other after have been through so much

Due to the women in the book that the reader learns about, the introduction of Julia and her rebellion remarkably shows that possessing a different trait unlike her normal stereotypical ones can alter a man. Winston is jolted forward into finally considering to rebel against the Party by the cause of his new relationship with Julia, who shares the same beliefs as him. Meeting Julia, his interests of rebellion peak and she leads him to take risks by having a relationship of sexual pleasure. They both commit to the Brotherhood as well, or at least they believe they do. Julia states "The one thing that matters is that we shouldn’t betray one another, although even that can’t make the slightest difference...

Julia is first shown as a sexless figure since she is a member of the Anti-Sex League. When Winston first sees Julia, he does not know her name. He only knows that she works in the Fiction Department. Winston “disliked nearly all women, and especially the young and pretty ones. It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies and nosers-out of unorthodoxy” (10). This demonstrates that at the beginning of the novel, he does not like Julia. He thinks that she is dangerous, and wants to get him in trouble. He thinks that she is a member of the thought police and that she will turn him in. This proves the assumptions of men and how Winston just assumes that Julia is dangerous. According to Meia, a writer for Medium, “Winston started out hating Julia simply because he wanted to have sex with her. In knowing, or assuming, that that would never happen, Winston finds himself cheated out of something that he feels he ought to have” (Meia). Winston does not like Julia because he feels like she will get him in trouble, but he has an attraction toward her. With her Anti-sex League sash, he thinks that she will follow the rules of the Party. He feels like if he would have sex with the young and beautiful Julia without getting caught, then that would be the ultimate rebel and they will defeat Big Brother. Winston thinks that all women in Oceania are all complete followers of the Party and will not disobey the laws. However, Julia's appearance deceives Winston, and he finds out that she is unorthodox and has the same intention as he

Moreover, he thinks about raping and killing Julia before he has the chance to know her. Winston feels this way towards Julia because she is young and attractive, but unattainable because of her abstinence. He says that “It [is] always the women, and above all the young ones, who [are] the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies and nosers-out of unorthodoxy” (12), when thinking of Julia. This quote makes Winston look hypocritical and condescending because he adheres to the Party and swallows their slogans just like everyone else. The difference is that he rebels in his mind, something anyone can do secretly.

Although one of the reasons why Winston had a relationship with Julia was rebellion against the Party, this most definitely wasn’t the main reason. After Winston first finds out that Julia loves him his first thought was entirely sexual, “He thought of her naked, youthful body, as he had seen it in his dream.” (Orwell 115) The idea that this relationship could also be rebellion was almost entirely an after thought for Winston as it in no way was mentioned in his decision about whether or not he should respond to her advances. His self- centeredness is also clearly shown when Winston is discussing the limits that he is willing to go to in order to bring down the Party. Although he’s willing to kill innocent people, spread diseases and betray his own country, he won’t leave Julia. (Orwell 179) This shows that although he is willing to destroy the lives of hundreds of people to accomplish his goals, he ultimately isn’t even willing to sacrifice his own happiness. Winston self-centeredness also proves that he isn’t a noble

In the beginning of the book, Winston inwardly believes that Julia is an amateur spy or a member of the thought police. during the two minute hey, let's and thinks that “her [Julia’s] real object had been to listen to him and make sure whether he was shouting loudly enough.” (Orwell, 61) Winston also said, “I wanted to rape you[Julia] and then murder you”(orwell 120) Winston questioning Juliet's true intentions show his distrust for her and him wanting to rape and murder her shows how Winston has a strong hate for Julia. Winston's view of Julia also shifts. This is exemplified when with his having a mental breakdown at the end of the book. He screams, “Julia! Julia! Julia, my love! Julia!" (orwell, 280) Not only did this outcry show his love for Julia, it also put Winston in great danger, Winston questioned how much time he had added to his servitude with that show emotion. The shows another major change in Winston character. He goes from being very suspicious of Juliet the risking a lot just to call for her. This perspective shifts shows how much Winston changed during the book, he is crying out for someone he said he wanted to rape and kill earlier in the

Later in the novel, Winston meets Julia. Julia works for the Party, and rebels against it for the same reasons as Winston. When they are together, Winston’s (and in turn Julia’s) rebellion becomes more external and risky. Winston and Julia establish a hideout where they can meet. Oftentimes, they have sex at this

These are not the only issues present in Julia and Winston’s relationship. There is conflict throughout the novel because of their different beliefs about revolution. As mentioned Julia disobeys the Government in her promiscuity but her actions are only to fulfil her own desires, we are told “she only questioned the teachings of the Party when they in some way touched upon her own life”. This is something we also see in Top Girls; Marlene rejects traditional womanhood and questions why she as a woman is less entitled to her executive top job. However Churchill contrasts the flashy fast talking female workers of the employment agency with the poverty of Angie and Joyce.

Love is both the foundation and the weakness of a totalitarian government. George Orwell 1984, Winston endures the Party's removal of sex in relationships and in his failed marriage with Katharine. Later, when Winston finally meets Julia, Winston adores the ability of being able to love someone in a more emotional and physical way. So much of Winston's rebellion turns out to be guided and influenced by the Party (Mr. Charrington, O'Brien, & the Brotherhood), but his relationship with Julia isn’t. In 1984, The Party works to kill all physical sensations of love, and depersonalize sex to the point where it is referred to as a "duty to the Party" for the purposes of reproduction.