1984 Feminist Analysis

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For centuries women have been treated unfairly, unequal and looked down upon. This is especially portrayed in George Orwell’s 1984 novel. He seems to underestimate women and what they were capable of. During this novel he talks about how the women were lead by the party (government) and had no choice or even allowed a word or thought of how the party worked. In my opinion i think Winston and Julia's love fails because of the sexism in the party. In the story George Orwell portrays, Winston is different from the rest of the male party, but when Winston and Julia are going behind the party as a “couple”, Winston is really using Julia as all the other men in the party have. Sexism prevents their love affair from being a real love affair because …show more content…
In today's society we still have women nurturing their children. Nurturing is one of our main roles in this society also. Today this society still has a hierarchy which is known as low, middle and upper classes. In the 1984 society the three classes were the proles, outer party and inner party classes. Today women are still looked upon as sexual objects by some individuals. Whereas in 1984 women were looked upon as sexual objects by the government and every member in their society. Females today are treated better than the women in the 1984 society. In 1984 women were used for the government's own benefit of procreating and spying. Women have more peace, freedom and strength with today's society compared to the 1984 society. Other ways we're different from 1984 is being able to dress as we desire, applying makeup whenever, perfume if we please, and having the choice to choose who we would like to be with. Today women feel less guilty about working instead of being just stay at home moms. Women are more empowered and they feel fully capable of juggling both work and home life. In 1984 women were told what to wear depending on their class. Today, we have the choice of what to wear , and can dress more appropriately for certain occasions. Women were discouraged from pursuing higher education in the early 1900s, as it was seen un-feminine. Now females make up a significant percentage of students seeking college degrees. One thing women didn't have back then was the common need for independence. Women were constantly advocating for changes that gave females the same rights and status as men, and that's something women continue to seek today. I personally believe that's why Julia was so against the Party because of the lack of independence. It drove her to disobey their system. Today we are still working towards equality in the workplace and advocating for higher