Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Julia

In The book, "1984," written by George Orwell, Julia has a very rebellious lifestyle in life and against the party. Her rebellious lifestyle is shown through her relationship with Winston. Julia knows that their relationship is a rebellion and some could argue that she likes the idea of that better than Winston. Their rebellious relationship is shown when Julia says," It was something in your face. I thought I'd take a chance. I'm good at spotting people who don't belong. As soon as I saw you I knew you were against them." In this qoute it is very clear that both Winston and Julia are against the party and thats what they most like about eachother. As shown above Julia has a very rebellious attitude in life that also plays an effect on Winston.

Not only does Julia have a rebellious lifestyle, but she also has a serious and formal lifestyle to. Julia comes off to the readers as well to Winston as very formal and buisness like and many scenes. In one scene Winston even says, " As soon as she woke up her demeanor had changed. She became alert and buissnesslike, put her clothes on, knotted the scarlet sash about her waist, and began arranging the details of the journey home." This qoute shows her formal attitude and we realize that although her in Winston can go some places and be theirselves the reality is that they do not live in the same world as they are in when their together. In light of above, Julia has two different lifestyles that are shown in opposing enviroments in the book 1984.

2 comments:

  1. What do you think Julia's "business-like" manner shows about her philosophy on the party as a whole?

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