1984 Winston And Julia Character Analysis

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Imagine being control by the government; not being able to love, or be loved. You are required to do exactly as Big Brother says, or the Thought Police will get you. In the novel 1984, by George Orwell a man named Winston Smith is living an ordinary life just like the rest of Oceania. After realizing how horrible the government is, he decides to rebel. Winston stumbles upon a girl named Julie, whom he falls madly in love with. Despite the rules about not having any sexual relationships, Winston and Julia continue to sneak around day after day in order to be together. One of the main conflicts in the novel is when Winston is being tortured by the Thought Police in order for him to be brainwashed. Never in a million years did Winston think that …show more content…
The two of them know that Big Brother is watching them but that doesn't stop them from seeing each other. "Just once in almost a month of nightly meetings they managed to exchange a kiss"(Orwell 128). Winston and Julia gave us an opportunity to see how much sexual relationships were frowned upon. Both of them are against Big Brother and the totalitarian government. "These two heroes bring different motivations to their rebellious sexual relationship"(McLaughlin 1). Their relationship is very dangerous which is why they both strive for it. Winston and Julia's relationship allows us to see how now to act in this novel. Putting their lives in danger for the majority of the novel just shows us how in live they are and how willing they are to put lives at …show more content…
Winston knew what he was doing with Julia was wrong, and he knew that it was dangerous. After the two of them were caught they were taken to the Ministry of Love to be punished. "The rats are certain to attack it. Within quite a small time they will strip it to the bones, said O'Brien"(Orwell 285). Rats were Winston's worst fear so the Thought Police took that to their advantage in a way to torture Winston. He was also tortured will electricity and starvation. "Winston is tortured for months until he is broken. His worst fears exploited, Julia abandoned, and his individualism eradicated, he is releases back into society"(McLaughlin 1). When Winston is released back into society he is a new man; he doesn’t recognize Julia as the woman he fell in love with, and spends his day obeying the rules of Big
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