Describe the relationship between Winston and Julia. Focus particularly on their different worldviews. How are they different from each other? How are the similar?
Even though the relationship between Winston and Julia has just started, we're already trying to point their similarities and differences. One of the views/interests that their relationship shares is their dislike of the Party and what they stand for. They like doing things that are against the Party. In essence, their relationship is a political act against the Party because the Party is against having sex for pleasure... only for procreation. And, the reason why the Party doesn't want it for pleasure is because it would be for someone's self-interest... making them more of an individual. So, if the Party can control people from not having sex for pleasure, then they can get them to participate in more Party activities like the two-minutes Hate and prisoner executions and so on. But, simply put, both Winston and Julia agree on doing things that the Party doesn't want them to do. So, Winston and Julia can agree that they're rebelling, but rebelling quietly. Now, Julia and Winston have some differences. It's true that they agree to rebel against the Party, but they do it for different reasons. Winston has this idea of one day the Party will be no more. Julia isn't out to destroy the Party. There are just some things like sleeping with men that she finds attractive that she wants to quietly get away with. Also, ever since Winston bought that diary, he's had the feeling that it's inevitable that he'll get caught. So, he has always had that nervous thought in his mind when he's going against the party. Julia, on the other hand, feels that there's a way to live like the Party wants you too and still get away with the rebellious acts. So, that's where Winston and Julia have different views about their relationship and their actions against the Party.
3 comments:
I couldn't agree more Cory. Winston has been worrying about getting arrested by the Thought Police ever since he bought that diary, and now that he is in a relationship with Julia, he feels like it could be any day now until he gets arrested. Very good post.
I believe that you are current about Winston and Julia. They are a like because they both like being rebels. I figure out that Julia does rebellious things but actually isn't a rebel. She does not know anything about the society or question about the society. Winston questions her and all she's knows is about sex and isn't interested in rebelling in other ways. But we will see what happens next.
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