1984: Nineteen Eighty-four and Big Brother

The main character, Julia is revealed as weak, and incapable of helping her self up as ‘she held out a free hand’ toward Winston

The effort the two lovers must put in to see each other is unthinkable, as they must avoid telescreens and microphones almost everywhere they turn. When Mr. Charrington allows them to use his room without a telescreen, they take full advantage of it. Seeing as Winston is still married to his wife and sexual acts are illegal, Julia and Winston defy the Party in more ways than one. Winston has changed from full obedience to the Party to defying it due to his outsized amount of hatred for Big Brother. Julia and Winston engage in negative talk about the Party, which puts them subject to arrest.

O’Brien’s relationship with Winston provides him a much-needed justification for his thoughts, and even after revealing himself to be a thought police, the respect from Winston is unwavered. From the first chapters of the novel, it is clear that Winston desires O’Briens justification. When Winston and O’Brien meet eyes for the first time, Winston says that he “ was thinking the same thing as himself. An unmistakable message had passed. “. Even though brief, the eye contact with O'Brien right after experiencing the 2-minute hate speaks more than

Through the beginning sections of the novel, the severity of the consequences from Julia and Winston’s affair become quite prominent after the realization that they are taking part in one of the ultimate acts of defiance to Big Brother. Because Julia and Winston are risking a lot to be with one another, the secrecy of their relationship is a key factor in the suspense that builds towards the climax of the story. The suspense greatly affects the plot of the story by

Before Winston met Julia, his body was wasting away and he believe he didn’t have anything worth living for. He started a journal and wrote “DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER” all over a page, even though he knew he would be killed for committing thoughtcrime (19). However, when he sees “the words I love you [on Julia’s note,] the desire to stay alive had welled up in him, and the taking of minor risks suddenly seemed stupid” (91). Not only has Winston’s appetite for life returned because of Julia’s affection, but he becomes physically healthier as well. He “had grown fatter, his varicose ulcer had subsided… [and] his fits of coughing… had stopped” (124). Julia’s love strengthens Winston. After detailed planning to assure the Party could not eavesdrop on their date, Julia and Winston spend a whole afternoon in the countryside together and make love (98-106). This adventure is even more special to them because it is an act of rebellion against the Party, though they realize the fact they are able to be together is all that is important. Through each of their rendezvouses, Winston and Julia’s relationship grows stronger. Whenever they meet, “they [sit] talking for hours” (108). All the time they spend together leads

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, just like Winston, was tortured. She acted distance she didn't talk to Winston at first, which is unlike her because she used to be very social. She also seemed like she did not want to be seen with winston, when she looked at him with disgust. Instead of being very happy and full of life she was very tense and in a gray area just like everyone else in Oceania. Physically “her face was sallower, and there was a long scar...across her forehead and temple… her waist had grown thicker and, in a surprising way, had stiffened” (291) Her body was described as feeling like stone. He is suggesting that something similar happened to Julia that happened to Winston. Julia mentions betraying Winston showing that their tortured could have ended the same

Winston a grey and rough skinned, emaciated, fearful, thirty nine year old man with a varicose ulcer on his leg, who hated a woman named Julia. Winston described her as not handsome, attractive, natural looks, and he liked her hips. Winston has many thoughts about mortally wounding her. (Winston) Julia a twenty six year old woman, known as a rebel from the waist down and she’s a product of the Party. Julia wanted to experience love with someone, in this case Winston. Why did Julia like Winston? One reason Julia liked Winston happened to occur because he wanted to revolt against the party. (How) Winston’s rebellion takes place on a more "intellectual" level than does Julia 's. (How is) Winston hated

O’Brien writes down his address so that Winston can retrieve an updated edition of the Newspeak dictionary from him. Syme was briefly mentioned, although he was vaporized, and Winston takes this as that O’Brien doesn’t agree with the Party and is on his side. This assumption determines that Winston will meet with him later. He knows that this is the beginning of what will lead to him to the place where there is no darkness and accepts it. Part II, Chapter

Later in the story, when Winston is talking to a young blond-haired woman named Julia about an important topic, it states, "'It was something in your face. I thought I'd take a chance. I'm good at spotting people who don't belong. As soon I saw you I knew you were against them.'" (124). They did not know each other until Julia crashed into Winston without paying attention; however, they share similar attributes one in having sexual desires and the other in having a "hatred towards the government or swines" (126). Julia, a 26 year-old young brunette woman, works for the Fiction

Whether it is writing in his journal, exchanging glances with O’Brien, or talking to Julia, Winston craves a “person who could be talked to” (252). Despite the extreme amount of torture that O’Brien has inflicted upon him, Winston falls in love with O’Brien’s company. Winston states that whether “O’Brien [is] a friend or enemy” (252), is irrelevant; for, all he cares about is having a source of understanding. However, in order to gain O’Brien’s will to understand, Winston must transform his views to coincide with O’Brien’s. Under this impression, Winston alters his beliefs so that “each new suggestion of O’Brien’s had filled up a patch of emptiness and become absolute truth” (258). Winston’s desire to gain to companionship of O’Brien makes him susceptible to O’Brien’s words, as everything he says “become[s] absolute truth” (258), such as the idea that “2 + 2 = 5” (35). Winston’s conforming to O’Brien’s thinking “fill[s] up a patch of emptiness” (258), and provides him with the sense of unity that he desires. With that said, once Winston subsides to the beliefs of O’Brien, and falls in love, he essentially “love[s] Big Brother” (298) because of the shared beliefs between O’Brien and the Party. Winston’s love for O’Brien is transferred to his love for Big Brother for the greater amount of unity the Party has to

This risk taker collaborated with the O’Brian campaign that believed in psychological and physical torture, Winston's optimistic out look was only a false believe that he had. Deep down inside he always knew that one day he would be caught. O’Brien was one of the dominate leaders of the party. He was a coniving sly man that tricked Winston to belive that he was really apart of the inner brotherhood. This character displays the mystery of the inner party. The novel never really talked about his personality . just like the brotherhood was never really said to be true or not. Julia is Winstons lover who hates the party just as much as he does. He attitued towards it is more of a sutle one. She is more interested in having sex and not getting caught verses Winston rebellous attitude. This character is some of the Monica Lewinski of her day. Having relations with many of the politicans secretly.

Julia is at her best when Winston accuses her of spying on him for the thought police, but once they've moved on and settled their differences, she appears to have no agency outside of Winston’s plans, and consequently, their romance sort of dies. Winston and Julia think that they are safe and unseen, while they are hidden away in their rented room, the audience have unwilling been spying on them the entire time on a giant screen like voyeurs. Leaving the audience to question if they are just as bad as the thought

Winston met the dark- haired girl in the center of the woods, away from anything that could be watching or listening. They kiss and Winston found out her name is Julia. Julia appears to be

The main characters in this novel are Winston and Julia. Winston is an older man that's very stressed and out of shape and ill like. He’s the Antagonist of this story. He starts off supposedly really stressed and out of shape and worn down, also because of his stress he has an ulcer on his ankle, like in the book it says “Winston who was thirty-nine, and had a vicious ulcer above his right ankle” (3). He was very curious but also cautious through the novel until the end. In the end, he becomes strong and wasn’t stressed anymore after having his mind cleared. A minor character in this story that helps Winston is Julia. Julia is a younger woman in her late 20’s that’s very healthy and vibrant like the book states “She was a bold looking girl of about 27, with thick dark hair, a freckled face, and swift athletic movement,” (10). Julia is very daring and always curious. She wants to help Winston stop the party and rebel only for her own benefit. She wants to be able to do what she wants and have romantic encounters as she pleases. She is selfish but also supposedly loves Winston.