Love In 1984

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.

The Party is also able to destroy love outside of marriage such as that between Winston and Julia. Their relationship begins as hatred, blooms into a fulfilling love, and then is transformed into indifference. The entire progression of their feelings towards each other is manufactured by the Party. During their first unrecorded meeting, Winston offers a "love offering" (100) by telling Julia what his feelings were before they met: "I hated the sight of you... I wanted to rape you and then murder you afterwards" (101). The mask that Julia put on to fool the authorities into thinking that she was a good citizen also fooled Winston. As a result, he hated her for conforming so whole-heartedly like his wife did. But after he realizes that was just a facade that she put on to fool others, Winston falls completely in love with her. They take enormous risks to be together first in the countryside and then in an apartment rented from a prole. When the couple is questioned by O 'Brien before their acceptance into the Brotherhood, they quickly agree to commit a whole list of atrocities including to "throw sulfuric acid in a child 's face," to "commit murder," and even to "commit suicide" (142) if doing so would help destroy the Party

She is a very beautiful, young and free- spirited. All these qualities Winston doesn’t possess therefore he hated Julia even more in the beginning but then ends up to trust, love and enjoy being around Julia. The prospect of this is that Winston and Julia their fresh and exciting love affair that can only allow them to see their momentary benefits and not the consequences that may occur in the

At first, Winston felt no true attraction to Julia, but in their second time making love, Winston felt the physical loyalty that is involved in relationships. Winston was in love with Julia and they had created a bond of loyalty together which is very dangerous to do so

Winston is all about finding the one person that he could fall in love with and be with for a very long time. But in this world you can't fall in love with someone, so it's hard to keep in his love for Julia. She has had a lot

“I love you” would be said to Winston by a girl he did not know at all. His impression of her had been one of uneasiness and animosity; he questioned why she seemed to follow him around and believed her to be a member of the Thought Police or an “amateur spy.” Though he lacked any actual knowledge about the girl, Julia, he immediately accepted her initiation of a relationship. This relationship looked to be one of physical intimacy rather than any sort of emotional dependency; Winston’s fornication with Julia seemed to be his personal way of rebelling against the anti-sex policies. He would feel as though he were revolting against the Party and Big Brother and this appeared to be the only rebelling Winston would do. This type of sudden acceptance of an anti-Party offer, regardless of any evidence from the character, would not be Winston’s first. He had made eye contact with a member of the Inner Party, O’Brien, and decided “he knew...that O’Brien was thinking the same thing as himself. An unmistakable message had passed. It was as though their two minds had opened and the thoughts were flowing from one into the other through their eyes. ‘I am with you,’ O’Brien seemed to be saying to [Winston]. ‘I know precisely what [Winston is] feeling. I know all about

In this quote you can see that Winston does truly care for Julia. He started sleeping with her in order to rebel. However, he grew to love her and by doing so he has committed an even greater act of rebellion, as the Party does everything it can to destroy feelings of empathy and loyalty between individuals. This is because all such attention should be focused on the Party itself. Sexual urges open the door to love and

For example, later in the novel, Winston starts a relationship with a woman named Julia. The couple would start having numerous affairs with each other. While Julia sees their affairs as small acts of rebellion, Winston sees them as having the freedom to chose who to love. Throughout these affairs, Winston has the belief that the Party will discovered their relationship, like how they will find out about his diary; however, Winston’s love for Julia and independence gives him the strength to continue his rebellion against the

Orwell uses Winston and Julia’s relationship to show the power of the human emotion of love. Winston is a pessimistic man that has nothing to live for except for life itself, until he meets a love interest; Julia. Orwell narrates “At the

The main character in George Orwell’s book 1984 is a thirty-nine year old man with the name of Winston Smith. Winston Smith creates thought crimes, he also has anti-Party views. The story “1984” tells about all of Winston Smith’s struggles. In an effort to avoid being monitored, Winston physically conforms to society, however mentally he does just the opposite. Winston is a thin, frail and intellectual thirty-nine year old. Winston hates totalitarian control and enforced repression that are characteristics of his government. Winston hates being watched by Big Brother. He always has revolutionary dreams, he feels like he would be protected. Julia is Winston’s lover, a beautiful dark- haired girl working in the

Having a passionate relationship is no longer a foreign concept to Winston, he now loathes it. When having a conversation with Julia he thinks, “. With Julia, everything came back to her own sexuality." As soon as this was touched upon in any way she was capable of great acuteness.”. Winston does, in fact, enjoy the sex, but after seeing Julia for months at this point, he realizes their differences. Julia is focused on having a sexual relationship with people, but not committing anything that would affect the integrity of the party’s rule. When Winston thinks, “ With Julia, everything came back to her own sexuality”, it is showing the signs of a disconnect. While the love for Julia has not changed in this passage, his quest for anti-Big brother actions is not fully satisfied. The physical relations between Julia and Winston only scratches the surface on what Winston desires.

One day, Winston receives a note from the dark-haired girl called Julia that reads “I love you.” While he meets Julia, he hates the Party more and more and his thoughtcrime becomes more intense.

Winston fell in love with a woman he worked with named Julia. He and Julia shared the same beliefs and frustrations with the government. They both felt like they needed to rebel against the country's regulations. Winston wanted to outwardly rebel against the government. He wanted to make life better for future generations with freedoms and individuality. Julia knew that cooperating with the party outwardly and rebelling in

Betrayal is the breaking or violation of a trust, and often it is seen as an act of disloyalty with unrecoverable consequences. In the fictional novel 1984, by George Orwell, the author uses betrayal as a recurring theme which is highlighted throughout the book. The existence of fear causes individual character’s betrayal to the others as the government controls every aspect of the society and destroys trust among its citizens. It demonstrates that how no amount of love or loyalty to someone could overcome the Big Brother in the society which the book describes. Through the continuation of this abnormal society, Winston faces with the ultimate betrayal against himself.

Living under dark control from the government is difficult, but falling in love and almost getting away is even more difficult. In George Orwell’s novel, 1984, he warns us about how the power of the government and how it is continuously forced over the lives of citizens by spying and using fear to lower American freedom. During this discussion, totalitarian government, psychological improvement, and the characters Winston, Julia, and O'Brien will be included.