Having eliminated all bonds of human connection between individuals, the Party intended that ‘the sex instinct will be eradicated… neurologists shall abolish the orgasm’ where the high modal declaration depicts the frightening measures imposed by the administration to prevent revolution. Thus, the relationship between Winston and Julia serves as an outlet of instinct but is also an expression of rebellion against the status quo: ‘their embrace had been a battle… It was a political act.’ Further, the ‘glass paper weight’ motif serves as a reminder of the past, a beacon of hope but in the arrest shatters, signifying defeat to the state. Ultimately, as Winston falls short of liberation, he disintegrates into a shell of his former self: betraying Julia and becomes a mindless vehicle of the Party’s propaganda for Big Brother.
In the book 1984, Winston’s “safe haven” is the idea of rebellion. Whether it is him dreaming of it, seeing Julia, or writing in his diary, he takes comfort in whatever act he can take against the Party. Much of the narrative has to do with Winston’s thought process. It is not an objective approach to the situation, and is therefore full of personality and opinion. Winston’s hopes and dreams of rebellion become a crucial part of the text, adding insight as well as limiting perspective to that of only one character.
When Julia has affairs with these men, she takes great caution, even avoiding any public display of communication. Unlike Winston, she does not see government capture as an inevitability, but rather the worst case scenario. In fact, Winston’s influence is the only reason she is
Winston forms a relationship with Julia and due to this he improves physically and mentally. This shift in tone can be presumably attributed to love. Orwell conveys a dreary tone in part one which then transforms into a tone of optimism.
Winston professes, “...We disbelieve in the principles of Ingsoc. We are thought-criminals. We are also adulterers...” This reveals that although Winston and Julia know what they are doing is deliberately against the law, the passion they have for each other allows them to continue this affair.
After Winston is taken by the thought police into the Ministry of Love, he is completely brainwashed, Orwell says “He loved Big Brother” (298). His internal struggle with Julia is also finished, as they both admit they are no longer in love with each other. Julia says to Winston, “‘And after that, you don’t feel the same toward the other person any longer’” and Winston replies, “‘No,’... ‘you don’t feel the same any longer”’(292). Without his rebellious thoughts and Julia there to encourage them, Winston’s internal battle is finally finished.
Julia pushes Winston; she initiates their meeting and encourages him to rebel. Some could say that without he woman both men would not have gone through with their plans. Violence
Once Julia has given Winston the note that says ‘I love you’ on it, they begin meeting each other in private, but Winston is not sexually attracted to Julia like she is to him; “Their embrace had been a battle, the climax a victory. It was a blow against the part. It was a political act” (Orwell, 104). In 1984 relationships are forbidden, unless to only reproduce children for the party, making Winston and Julia’s relationship extremely
The dystopian society in which Winston Smith lives is dominated by an all-seeing overlord known as “Big Brother.” In this society, the idea of love has been diluted into an unappealing and disinteresting fantasy by The Party, an organization which works to maintain the rule and control held by Big Brother. The idea that love may threaten the party, however, is what drives Winston to begin an affair with Julia, a woman with whom he works. By entering this relationship Winston is able to rebel against the societal restrictions around relationships which have been set in place by The Party. His romantic involvement
Julia and Winston meet up at various times in different locations so that the Party does not catch them. Eventually, Winston finds an apartment to rent from a gentlemen by the man of Mr. Charrington. Later on in the story we find out that Mr. Charrington is a member of the Thought Police. Originally, Julia and Winston began meeting at the apartment because they thought there was not a telescreen. The telescreen monitors all movement and sound.
“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles” ( Christopher Reeve). This passage from a speech given by Christopher Reeve perfectly displays what society thinks a hero should be. However not all protagonist show the same traits; some do not even seem like heroes or good guys, they seem more like villains than heroes. This makes the reader support the antagonist because they seem more of a hero than the protagonist. This happens during The Nether.
George Orwell’s novel 1984 presents us two characters who are entirely different, but still complement each other entirely, the protagonist Winston and his love-interest Julia. Julia’s optimistic character highlights Winston’s fatalistic one. Winston believes he and Julia are compatible and can relate to each other because they share the same believes. They both detest Big Brother and want to rebel against the Party. While this is true, their similarities seem to end there.
George Orwell’s novel, 1984 illustrates the power that love can have on an individual throughout the book. In the beginning of the book 1984, Winston struggles with conforming to the government and does everything in his power to protect his thoughts from the Party. The knowledge that he holds could get him vaporized in no time. Winston is looking for an outlet for his rebellion and turns to the idea of an underground organization whose specific purpose is to cause the downfall of the government. During the process of his private search, a love interest emerges into Winston’s life.
Winston falls in love with a black haired girl, Julia. This is in itself an act of rebellion on the part of both of them. A description of their love making follows, and these passages alone contain a lyrical, sensuous quality utterly lacking elsewhere in the book. Winston and Julia, already rebels, now become more active in their plot against the party. They contact O’Brien whom they believe to be a fellow rebel.
It is questionable whether this has also caused them to become arrogant and leads to their failures in their quests, but this imperfectness has definitely caused them to become memorable as they become closer to real human beings rather than the perfect traditional heroes. Winston’s rebellion only exists in his mind rather than his action, but he does have a strong sense of superiority over others. The fact that he calls Julia “a rebel from the waist downwards” shows the flaws in Winston’s personality, we can see his lack of respect to female, and it seems like their relationship is more likely to be a minor fight back to the party rather than something out of romantic love. Winston also stated that “She knew when to cheer and when to boo, and that was all one needed” suggesting that they lack real communication as well. All Winston wants Julia for is the sexual relationship they can have and the fact that she is someone that can listen even though she does not understand or have an interest in it.
