Julia’s Methods
Throughout history, the people who make the biggest difference are the ones with the guts to stick up for what they believe. The people who are unorthodox are the very people who help bring about change in an unjust society. In George Orwell’s book, 1984, Julia is presented as an unorthodox character through her various behaviors she displays throughout the book, including her interest in Winston, her secret hatred of the party, and her numerous affairs with Party members. Julia and Winston’s secret love affair was an act of outright rebellion against Big Brother. “When you make love you’re using up energy; and afterwards you feel happy and don’t give a damn for anything. They can’t bear you to feel like that.” (Orwell 110)
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“Hundreds of times-well scores of times anyway.” (Orwell 104) Julia tells Winston that he is not the first Party member that she has fooled around with. This makes Winston love her even more, however, as he is trying in everyway possible to rebel against the party, and Julia is the perfect candidate to help him with this. Sleeping around with these high profile Party members is Julia’s way to show her true colors and that she does not agree with Big Brother. “You’re only a rebel from the waist downwards.” (Orwell 129) Julia had her first love affair at the age of 16, and has continued to do so with as many party members as she can, hoping to create as many unorthodox people as she can. She understands that she will not be able to alter anything in her lifetime, but enjoys the possibility that what she is doing will have an impact down the road. In a dystopian society where everyone was the same, Julia dared to be different. Through certain unorthodox methods, Julia was able to rebel in as many ways as possible against the tyrannous Big Brother. It may not have made a huge difference in the end, but for that brief time period, she and Winston were able to live how they wanted. Through her own choice actions, she proved that even the seemingly perfect societies have their