Compare And Contrast Winston And Julia In 1984

Today’s society is predicted as living in a world George Orwell envisioned in 1984. The system Orwell invented is compared to what the United States government is capable of doing. Government control of society is an essential subject due to the current mind set of the world today. In 1984, George Orwell represents how Big Brother is compared to today’s government, showing the consequences and dangers of a government with unlimited surveillance power.

Winston is restless, and concerned. Hes afraid of getting taught by the Thought Police if they ever found out about him and Julia. Julia is a young, beautiful girl who lives the moment and makes best of life. She is more concerned on having fun than being being in trouble, caught, by the party.

Everyone has always wondered if people were ever watching them. Our technology today is capable to eavesdrop in on anyone’s conversations even if their phones are turned off. In the novel, “1984”, the party INGSOC uses telescreens to watch over the people and always know what they are up to. This denies the people’s rights and privileges to go about their business as they please. The technology we have today is almost exact to what big brother uses in George Orwell’s novel by taking over the public and private parts of our lives.

Throughout the novel, Winston wanted to rebel against the government, but the fear of the thought police made him conform. The party used telescreens and other things to monitor the citizens to make sure they were not thinking for themselves. This is why Winston had to be careful in what he does because if he got caught he would have been killed. When Winston finally found people that he trusted and thought were on his side, he started to begin to do things outside of conformity. This is when the party stepped in and began to punish him with his worst fear of rats to make him conform again. Winston knew that Big Brother was not real, but he was forced to conform by being brainwashed by his

Winston goes through emotional change throughout 1984 that changes his perspective and personality. At the beginning of the book, Winston is filled with hatred towards the Party. “They’ll shoot me in the back of the neck i dont care down with big brother they always shoot you in the back of the neck i dont care down with big brother-” (Orwell, 19). Winston’s fury towards the Party and Big Brother is evident. Through his diary entries, you can definitely tell that he harbors an intense anger towards them. So, it may seem that this trait will never change and make him always fight for it. The reader may at first think that he will never change views. But then, Winston completely changes perspective at the end of the book when he states, “He loved Big Brother.” (Orwell, 298). This keeps Winston from becoming another boring character who refuses to change his opinion which makes for an interesting book and a more complex character.

George Orwell's fantasy novel “1984” predicts the future in terms “Big Brother” is watching you!” His book, “1984”, was considered a visionary and futuristic novel that presents itself in an imminent society. Many people believe that a society like the one in 1984 is authentically impossible. However, the world has transformed over the years and become more controlled by the regime which is precisely what was transpiring in the book. With big brother overlooking us, and vast advertisements all over our technology that has influenced our society, and the crazy surveillance technology that is implemented into our everyday lives, a society like 1984 is not far from impossible. Our present world is commencing to become 1984 by our world control, mass surveillance, and propaganda

Winston is a superior secret keeper, rebellious (which he tends to stretch), strong, and common. Winston is always strong and always finds the strength from somewhere to try and make his circumstances better. Julia on the other hand also likes to rebel against the Party as well, but one of their main differences is that Julia likes to go against the Party for her own pleasure and Winston likes to go against the party for philosophical reasons and also for his own purposes. Things that Julia and Winston do have in common are their sense of needing to stay hidden, untrustworthiness, braveness, and they solve problems almost in similar ways. Julia can be defined differently than Winston as in her pure sexuality, cunning, and her survival is important to her. While Winston just barely manages to survive in their world, Julia takes any means necessary to make sure no one finds out about her rebellion against the Party even though it does eventually happen. She portrays herself to the rest of the world as an obedient follower of the party by going to meetings and really getting involved in the anti-sex club. Although underneath those layers of a true Party follower she really just wants to rebel because of her willful spirit which in the end gets her captured but also makes it fun for her while it lasts. Overall, Winston and Julia have many differences and similarities which make them perfect for each other as in where a trait that is lacking for one the other

There is a high probability that most people have heard of the saying, “Big Brother is watching you.” The saying comes from George Orwell’s book, 1984. A story which depicts a nightmarish view of society. Big Brother plays a key role throughout the novel for his surveillance state. Surveillance functions consistently in the dystopia, affecting the way individuals view themselves by their present day technology.

And those who dissent will be vaporized, not only from living, but from ever existing in the first place. Giving Winston an incentive to have this conformative facade. The motif is the total control of information. Winston works in a department where he literally rewrites history to suit the needs of the party. Thereby, the party controls reality, something Winston abhors.

He first believed that “The solid world exists, its laws do not change” no matter what the Party said, and no one can change the fact that “two plus two make four” (Orwell, 103). No matter what, he thought, the government could not alter his perception of the truth. Freedom was the ability to perceive the truth, something that cannot be changed no matter how much the Party tried, and knowledge and defiance of the government’s lies were resistance. At first, he thought that they could not conceal reality, so they could not take control of his mind. However, after he is arrested and tortured by the government, Winston loses his judgement, his freedom. His brainwashed mind loses the ability to recognize that two plus two equal four; instead, he agrees that it actually is five because the Party said so. His change shows that the authorities do manage to alter the natural law in Winston’s mind so that it coheres with the Party’s claim, and his initial belief about resistance is

We learn that the dark-haired girl is named Julia. She and Winston meet out in the country, almost similar to the Golden Country in Winston’s dreams. Julia assures him that the hide-out is safe from microphones and that they would be able to hear if someone is near. He wonders why she shows attraction for him and it’s due to the fact that she knew he was against the Party from the moment she saw his face. Julia portrays the ideal Party member but in her private time, her true thoughts are revealed and they are the same as Winston’s.

Julia and Winston first met at Victory Square when “[Julia] stumbled and fell almost flat on her face… Already [Winston] had instinctively started forward to help her” (Orwell 105). For their first tryst, they met at the Golden Country like in Winston’s dream. It was “a half-hour railway journey” (115) from the station. Both Julia and Winston are against the party. Winston is cautious and thinks of the future generations while Julia is selfish and only thinks of herself.

1984 is a novel, written by George Orwell about main character named Winston Smith who knows hunts for the truth. The novel takes place in Oceania, which is a place that is fully controlled by “Big Brother”, no one is free to do, say, or think as they please, accompanied with around the clock monitoring through telescreens and various other devices. Winston Smith Works in the Ministry of Truth, which is practically a division in which makes up complete lies and changes history. While working at The Ministry of Truth Winston meets a beautiful woman with dark brown hair and looks that could kill, but Winston is afraid to make a move, she slides him a note reading “I love you” and a secret relationship begins.

Julia and Winston differ in many ways throughout the book 1984. Julia is a much younger women and knows exactly what she wants. Winston is much older middle aged and unattractive in appearance man. They both have different views against the party. Winston wants Oceania to change how its society is ran and hates what its government is changing it to be now. Also Winston wants to change Oceania to be normal and let the natives of the society have an opinion but instead they are changing everything for example changing words into newspeak which makes the words smaller but is also making the society less intelligent. . On the other hand Julia’s views are much different. She wants to value her

     Tired of feeling the way he is, with the monotonous struggle of everyday life Winston decides to oppose the party in more real ways; and begins to deviate from certain set behaviors to free himself from this bondage of the party. “To the future or to the past, to a time when thought is free, when men are different from one another and do not live alone-to a time when truth exists and what is done cannot be undone”(25-26). He has realized what the government does to people; how everyone is made to be the same, where no one is allowed to think on their own. The party is omnipotent in all affairs and he will not go along with it anymore. Winston has made up his mind; he is going to do everything he can to bring down the party. He and Julia go to O’Brien’s apartment one afternoon, and Winston’s true hatred is revealed. “We believe that there is some kind of conspiracy, some kind of secret organization working against the Party,