1984: Nineteen Eighty-four and Big Brother

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 was a little confused on why Julia wasn't so happy to see him. He ran out of the cafe to stop and talk to her. “Julia!” he yelled, “Why are you following me?” Julia asked.

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

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.

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’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

Your name was removed from the registers, every record for everything you had ever done was wiped out, and your one-time existence was denied and then forgotten." (19). The consequences of having a grudge towards "Big Brother" and disapproving his way of ruling and being caught by the Thought Police can mean death and be erased from existence. This specific crime is called "thought crime" meaning a certain type of crime that has been done not yet known but soon to be exposed to the Thought Police resulting in a death penalty.

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.

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

3. Describe Julia’s character as it relates to Winston. How is she different from him? How is

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

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.

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.