Similarities Between The Party And Julia's Rebellion In 1984

Accordingly so, Winston’s relationship with Julia is about much more than merely rebellion against the party or even sex it is about trust, love, connection, security, loyalty and the face of mankind. It also is primarily concerned Winston’s honest attempt to achieve self

The two main character of this novel; Winston and Julia both happen to be nonconformist to this society. In their own distinctive way, they both go against the dreadful rules of society. Winston has his diary which sets him on a mission to rebel against the Party. On the other hand, Julia commits minor acts of rebellion such as engaging in sex and wearing makeup. However, both Winston and Julia can not conform to The Party’s principles, even though The Party devotes substantial resources for detecting these specific people and subversion over them.

Winston rebels by keeping a secret diary in which he writes messages against the Party and his hopes for the future. He eventually devotes his life to the Brotherhood and commits thoughtcrimes against the Party. This is shown when Winston writes, “DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER”. His thoughtcrime focuses on the downfall of the Party and the end of totalitarianism. One sees that both characters aim to rebel against the Party, while Julia rebels on a personal level, only doing so from the waist down and Winston commits his crimes by hoping to make an impact on the Party and change for the future.

Unlike Winston, whose motivation for rebellion is fueled by a deep desire to change the Party’s ideology, Julia’s motivations stem mostly from a yearning for personal freedom and pleasure. Julia's character shows practicality and flexibility as she navigates the oppressive regime, outwardly following the rules while secretly rebelling against the Party. Julia’s biggest interests and concerns revolve around her indulging in forbidden pleasures, which include makeup, perfume and clandestine relationships, which offer her brief moments of rebellion against the strict regulations of the Party. Unlike Winston, who seeks and desires to dismantle the totalitarian rule of the Party and restore truth and freedom to society. Julia’s rebellion is much more self-serving, aiming at preserving her own autonomy and wanting to pursue personal happiness while simultaneously being in the constraints of Oceania.

This quote also shows how Julia can hide her true identity by covering it up with good doings. If she is always doing good things, then people around her will not suspect rebellion from her. This quote also shows how smart she is because if she is commiting crimes but acting like a good person, then she will most likely not get caught. “In this room I’m going to be a woman, not a Party

Thesis: In George Orwell’s 1984, Winston resists the Party’s degradation of basic human rights through his intimate relationship with Julia in an effort to maintain his individuality. His example inspires people today to find ways to preserve their civil liberties when faced with oppression.

With her grace and carelessness, it seems to annihilate a whole culture, a whole system of thought, as though Big Brother and the Party and the Thought Police could all be swept into nothingness by a single splendid movement of the arm.(33)  Julia is the “catalyst”, the spark that inspires him to start his rebellious journey. He starts to defy the rules because of the support that Julia provides him. This gives Winston the strength to physically fight for freedom instead of keeping his revolt locked in his own mind. With Julia he is not scared to commit any sort of crime.

Though betraying Julia is the last thing he wants, Winston “doublethinks” and wishes that Julia be killed instead of himself (286). Furthermore, Winston doesn’t simply wish that Julia dies, he wishes that she be “strip[ped]...to the bones” (286). The extremity of Winston’s momentary hatred for Julia shows fear’s ability to wildly influence rational thought. Winston was so fearful that he could not even control his own thoughts. Again, Orwell warns his readers of societies in which governments use the irrefutable power of fear to influence its

In “List of Characters,” Bloom describes Julia as a cynical person. He writes, “Her rebellion is more cynical than Winston’s and less philosophical” (18). Julia only cared about herself and rebelled against the Party because it stood in the way of her pleasure. She was self-indulgent in her relationship with Winston, and only decided to have a relationship with Winston because of the sex. In conclusion, what Winston and Julia had was not truly love.

In the novel 1984 written by George Orwell, the main character Winston, and his lover Julia possess many similar aspects, but at the same time share totally different views. As we advance through the novel, we can see their audacious acts against the Party together and the unexpected heartbreaking split at the end. The multiple characteristics of these two characters range from their courageous acts against the Party and their need for freedom, to the reasons behind their actions and their hopes for the future. Although Winston and Julia are similar in some areas, they are very different in others. To begin with, Winston and Julia both daringly perform taboo acts against the Party’s standards.

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?’

Julia created mystery throughout the book and brought a lot of questions to my head. The main one being “why is she called “the dark-haired girl”?, this is what also made me very skeptical of her. Her character created suspense and without her the novel would have had a completely different plot. Julia influenced Winston in many ways, she pushed him to do things he would not do without her. Julia has a positive impact on Winston. She helps him realize that he is not the only one in this society thinking negative thoughts against big brother and that he is not insane for questioning the party. Julia gives Winston a sense of hope by sharing bad thoughts about the party with him. This sense of hope help Winston but it also gives the story a more personable feel for the reader. Julia's presence also gradually makes Winston healthy. He drinks and smokes less and his sore on his leg heals. I would think that Winston would have rather had his experience with Julia and eventually get taken by the thought police than continue living his life in darkness, and therefore Julia has a positive impact on

Orwell has so far given numerous indirect characterizations of Julia 's anti-Party behavior; however, there is also directly characterized evidence of Julia 's nature presented. One such example is found when Orwell describes Julia 's skill at masking the conversations she partakes in. Orwell states, "Julia appeared to be quite used to this kind of conversation …. She was also surprisingly adept at speaking without moving her lips" (107). Orwell plainly states to readers that Julia is competent at skirting the rules of the system. Orwell goes even further just a few pages ahead. He reveals to readers, "She had her first love affair when she was sixteen, with a Party member of sixty who later committed suicide to avoid arrest" (109). Julia is not a virtuous soldier of Big Brother. In fact, Julia is directly exposed as a heinous violator of Ingsoc principles.

However, upon analysis, the self serving manner of her rebellion is revealed. Her defiance is not even directly against the Party at all, as she willingly accepts Ingsoc ideals. Julia rebels against the Party in scanty ways through sex, but her nonconformity is very egocentric and pleasure seeking, as is her approach on life. In the words of the omniscient narrator, “[Julia] only [questions] the teachings of the Party when they in some way [touch] her own life. Often she [is] ready to accept the official mythology, simply because the difference between truth and falsehood [does] not seem important to her” (Orwell

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...