George Orwell 's 1984, Winston

Due to George Orwell’s many successful works, he has remained a recognizable and respected author from his first moments of fame until now. Orwell’s novels and essays touch on aspects of government and human nature that will always remain relevant. With America’s changing values and controversial times, Orwell’s warning seem more relevant than ever and prove that with strong ideas, a novel can remain current beyond lifetimes.

The novel “1984” by George Orwell exemplifies the issues of a government with overwhelming control of the people. This government controls the reality of all of their citizens by rewriting the past, instilling fear, and through manipulation. This is an astounding story because of the realistic qualities that are present throughout the text about an extreme regulatory government and its effects. This society is overwhelming consumed with the constructed reality that was taught to them by Big Brother. George Orwell brings significant aspects to the novel like the complexity of relationships during a rebellion and The Party’s obsession with power. The main character Winston struggles throughout the story trying to stay human through literature, self-expression and his individuality. The party uses human’s tendencies, weaknesses, and strengths in order to dehumanize their citizens to gain control over them.

Highlighting the authority Winston obtains from the sexual relationship with Julia, due to his mental separation from the tyranny of the party. Winston as a result, temporarily gives into his human instinctive desires and satisfies his yearning for individual power.

Winston hates the fact that she lives according to the Party’s teachings, considering he has many unorthodox opinions. Winston is evidently not content with his relationship with Katherine because he believes that marriage must be based on trust and love, rather than the fulfillment of the Party’s expectations. Winston finally realizes what it is like to feel for someone other than Big Brother when he encounters Julia. At first, Winston assumes that Julia is an agent of the Thought Police or of the Brotherhood, but it is not until he reads the note saying “I love you” that his thoughts change. It is extremely difficult for Winston and Julia to make plans due to the constant surveillance, so they spend time with each other by inhabiting the apartment over Mr. Charrington’s shop. For Winston, it is nice to know that there are people like him in Oceania, which is why Julia gives him a reason to stay alive. His health conditions also benefit from his love affair since “the process of life had ceased to be intolerable, he had no longer any impulse to make faces at the telescreen or shout curses at the top of his voice” (Orwell 150). Unfortunately, Winston begins to understand that Julia is not on the same page as him when it comes to the Party. There is no doubt that Julia hates the Party, however she makes no general criticism of it.

In Part Two, the novel begins to pick up with Julia, a love interest to Winston, who finally gives Winston the love and comfort he needed, giving power to his rebellious side. An interesting characteristic of this surge of rebellion is the equilibrium it reaches in the beginning of Julia’s and Winston’s relationship. He found it easier to continue his facade, since he was no longer feeling lonely. However the difference between Julia and Winston is their two distinct sides. Julia also has a conforming side, but her rebellious side is not to rebel against injustice like Winston, but rather is rebellious for the pure spirit of the thrill of rebellion. She’s similar to a teenage girl disobeying her parents warning for the thrill of it, which is shown when Orwell states, “ 'Well, I wouldn 't! ' said Julia. 'I 'm quite ready to take risks, but only for something worth while, not for bits of old newspaper. What could you have done with it even if you had kept it? ' 'Not much, perhaps. But it was evidence. It might have planted a few doubts here

Rebellion, in its various different forms, has laid the groundwork for much of the modern world. From unsuccessful ones like Nat Turner’s Rebellion or massively fruitful ones such as the American Civil Rights Movement, each has left its mark on the world. From dissent, we learn more about the reason for human behavior and about the power structures that human societies rest upon. George Orwell’s 1984 details an example of a fictional rebellion along with its intentions and consequences. The story’s two main characters, Winston and Julia, take a stance against the harshly oppressive government in their nation. From their behavior, it is clear that there are many different reasons and methods to rebellion and that these very principles can dictate

Winston’s memories, relationships and interactions with others play a key role in his rebellion. Throughout the book Winston shows an affection towards Julia. Winston’s initial relationship with Julia is a political act, however over time he grows to care for her which is forbidden in his society.

“One of the men had smashed his fist into Julia’s solar plexus, doubling her up like a pocket ruler. She was thrashing on the floor, fighting for breath. Winston dared not turn his head even by a millimeter” (Orwell 198). Even for his lover, he could not muster enough bravery to turn his head to look at his sweetheart or say something to help her when she was in pain, he dared not to look. Another array that shows exactly how apprehensive he is, is when he is threatened with his biggest fear. He is tormented by his loathed enemy, a rat, and screams “Do it to Julia! Do it to Julia! Not me! Julia! I don’t care what you do to her. Tear her face off, strip her bones. Not Me! Julia! Not me!” (Orwell 257). This shortcoming of bravery makes him an absolute coward. He is willing to betray the love of his life to avoid a small rodent, destroying any possible shred of admiration a reader has for him, as well as any hope of being considered brave. Many of his interactions with Julia, or anyone else, are anything but brave or admirable, restricting him from being our novel’s

George Orwell wrote his best works during the tragic events of the fierce government repression of Communist Russia and Nazi Germany during the 1940’s. He expressed various grievances toward the high authority of these totalitarian governments and the abuse of their powers. In his writings, he alludes to many well known dictators, such as Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin, and he cynically views them as symbols of corruption and the loss of basic human rights and freedom. In his most renowned novel, 1984, George Orwell insightfully demonstrates how the repressing influence of a totalitarian government ironically amplifies and draws out the natural essence of humanity within the characters, specifically relating to romance, hope and rebellion, and fear and betrayal throughout the novel.

The book 1984 written by George Orwell is an interesting novel that discusses the extreme effects of a totalitarian state. The protagonist, Winston Smith, is an outer Party member who despises the oppressive control of the Big Brother administration and harbours revolutionary dreams for the future. Julia, his lover, also works for the Party and has the same hatred for Oceana’s undemocratic government. Despite their identical hatred and rebellious manners against the Party, Winston and Julia are foils to one another. They are both complementary characters to each other through their differences on morality and ethical views, feelings on history and political values.

Winston’s outlook on the Party was very new and undefined. He had vague suspicions about the Party’s honesty, but he did not know how to obtain evidence that would bring their intents to light. Before Julia, Winston’s sole method of rebellion was writing in a journal. “Releasing his fury, Winston triumphs over fear by setting pen to paper in the essential rebellion that contains all other crimes in itself, thoughtcrime” (19). It worked for Winston, but it was not active. Julia, on the other hand, had rebelling down to a science. She had been defying for about a decade, and had developed firm beliefs on why she hated the Party. She understood the Party’s lies and had reasons to reject them, whereas Winston did not possess that ability. Winston and Julia’s difference in experience with negative feelings towards the Party caused them to express their emotions in very different

Analysis 2: The setting of the room above Mr. Charrington’s shop symbolizes the theme of rebellion through the relationship of Winston and Julia. The party considers that the love for one another is forbidden since everybody has to love BIG BROTHER. Winston and Julia’s relationship is one of their ways to rebel against BIG BROTHER. The “pocket of the past” refers to the free reign that the people in the past were given, and “extinct animals [can] walk” displays that Winston, who considers himself as “extinct”, can live his life with his lover, Julia knowing that the party will not know about their relationship. Winston develops his act of rebellion through his relationship with Julia and focuses on doing other rebellious

I think Winston entered the relationship with Julia to satisfy a desire and/or a curiousity. He becomes more bold and thoughtful about humanity with his relationship to Julia. His williingness to rebel against the Party is increased through his relationship with Julia, but he hesitates more than Julia does about it. Finally, Winston has no hope for the future of mankind, unless the Party is removed from the equation. In the end, he dies tragically, but at least he experienced a short joy with his relationship to Julia.

Winston is reminiscing about Julia and listening to the news about the war while sitting the in cafe. He was thinking about how much he despised the presences of Big Brother and how Julia once told him that he could control his own reality, however, he thought she was wrong. After experiencing immense amounts of torture from the government, he now no longer has the ability to control his own thoughts. As soon as the victory of the war was announced, Winston felt a wave of joy, love, and sense of security because

Winston’s rebellious actions against the Party allow him to preserve his morality. For example, Winston, unwatched by telescreens, begins safely writing in his diary in the corner of his apartment. He records his true feelings towards the Party and his sexual experiences with a