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Examples Of Julia In George Orwell's '1984'

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Julia is a rebel, not a typical or complete rebel but she is still a rebel. She has her own way of rebelling and her own motives for doing so. In this quote, Winston finally sees the difference in their perspectives and way of rebellion. He realizes that Julia is not fully emancipated yet from the ignorance and blind imitation that the party is creating and which is one of the theme the book revolves around.
Julia’s character is quite complex. At first, she is seen as this bold and fearless women who is against the party’s ideas and would be Winston’s ally in his battle against the party. But as the story develops, the reader can get a deeper understanding of Julia's way of rebelling. Julia doesn’t truly care about the nature of the party …show more content…

Winston sees the gravity of the situation and is genuinely curious about the Party and concerned about its ways of controlling people’s minds and bodies. He wants to rebel in a big and effective way that would put an end to the party. He wants to create a coup-d’etat and overthrow the party once and for all. He also stands up for the common good and tries to see a bigger picture. On the other hand, Julia puts herself and occasionally Winston First. She prefers rebelling in doing small things that would benefit her and most importantly not get her caught. George Orwell is expressing this idea when he begins talking about her apathy towards the Party’s system and goes on to imply that she could be almost compared to the proles, “ They simply swallowed everything, and what they swallowed did them no harm, because it left no residue behind” (Orwell,156). That is the way Julia is dealing with the Party’s enforcements and lies, she simply swallowed them knowing that by doing so she wouldn't raise any suspicious and harm upon her. However, she did so in one condition which is shown in the following quote,”She only questioned the teachings of the party when in some way touched upon her own life. Often she was ready to accept the official mythology simply because the difference between truth and falsehood did not seem important to her” (Orwell,154). Julia doesn’t care what the party claims as long as

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She serves no purpose other than to fuel Winston’s misdirected anger— and there is a lot of anger to go around. With thoughts of “...[tying] her naked to a stake and [shooting] her full of arrows like Saint Sebastian” (Orwell 20), Julia’s presence succeeds in proving Winston’s own flaws— and apparent instability. The dystopia in which he lives has successfully worn down his rationale, leaving him a spiteful and desperate

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Not worrying about her future, Julia strikes out by wanting her own freedom and the good things in life. To her it was, being able to have pleasure with whomever, and eat and wear what she wants. Rebelling for Julia, was just a daily lifestyle. Julia tries to keep Winston young and opperating like her, Getting him to rebel and never give up for his beliefs. When Julia is with Winston, he explains that they are dead for going against the Party.

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In this time of torture and interrogation, he was given a chance to show his great heroic strength. He could have continued to rebel by keeping quiet and taking his unfair punishment, but instead, he was weak and gave in to Big Brother. By giving up Julia, Winston gives Big Brother the message that he loved them more than any other person, which is exactly what they want. Winston is not a hero because the government was able to take his free will and make him their pawn, just like so many other

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Her family begins to get torn apart and she loses many friendships. She begins to notice the changes her family, her friends, and also herself. Julia is a shy girl who can’t stand up for herself. In chapter 5 she is getting bullied, but doesn’t do anything about it. “Without Hanna, I felt awkward being standing alone at the curb.”

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Julia has the desire to do wrong and stand up for what she believes in. She stands up to the party by sleeping around, going against the members of the party, and gets involved with the brotherhood. Unlike Winston, she does not have a political sense or the idea that she can somehow make a change by helping the proles rise up. Her desire is to slap Big Brother. Julia is young and immature, and she wants to affect the party so that it can only affect herself.

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Both of them are rebellious individuals, who despise the Party. This is one of their biggest similarities, but their thoughts and methods are drastically different. Whereas Winston is a bit cowardly and inexperienced in being rebellious, Julia keeps up her act of being a good person loving the Party while doing all kinds of "forbidden" acts of rebellion. Their backgrounds give them different perspectives. Winston was alive before the Party took over, but Julia had grown with the Party being the dominant power and thus she doesn't really care about the past in the way Winston does.

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Julia! My love” (Book 3,chapter 4) Winston sadly gave in to the pressure and gave in his true love Julia and told O’Brien to give her the punishment to her instead of him this is what O'brien wanted the whole time to prove under pressure anyone can break their loyalty. At the same time proving how strong Big brother Power truly is over the people. “Do it to Julia “Do it to Julia not me! Julia!

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Betraying Winston means giving in to Big Brother and loving Big Brother more than Winston. Julia admits that she genuinely wanted the pain to be for Winston, so that it would stop for her. Her soul is nonexistent after being released from the prison, and she feels no emotion or love for Winston, only love for Big Brother. This crumpled her soul, and forced a Pro-Party mentality into an unwilling body. After making certain decisions against her society, she falls, and so does Lady Macbeth.

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Corruption in Hamlet and 1984 Comparing William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet to George Orwell’s novel 1984 may seem like a difficult task on the surface, however, through further analysis, the theme of corruption links these two texts together. Corruption: dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power. In both Hamlet and 1984, the protagonists desire to overcome corruption inevitably leads to their downfall. In society today, people are entitled to their own thoughts.

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When Macbeth finds out that Julia is not a loyal member of the Party like he thought she was, Julia explains that she does “voluntary work three evenings a week for the Junior Anti-Sex League. […] I always carry one end of a banner in the processions.” (Orwell 80). In this quotation, Julia explains her deceptive techniques to Winston after her appearance made him think she was a supporter of The

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Though initially portrayed as someone who accepted the parties’ complete control, she rebels in her own way, finding refuge in small acts of defiance and pleasure. As Julia shared with Winston, "I'm corrupt to the bones" (132), expressing her distaste, and rejection of the party's gilded path of purity, and goodness. Unlike Winston, Julia characterized her individuality by her personal pursuit of pleasure, and immediate gratification, in defiance of the Party's imposed restrictions on sexuality and relationships. These actions serve as a form of defiance, providing a temporary sense of individuality and freedom from the suffocating grip of the party. "I'm not interested in the next generation, dear.

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After meeting her, Winston realizes that he rebels because it is the only way to gain freedom. “The sexual act, successfully preformed, was rebellion. Desire was a thought crime” (Orwell, 68). In a way, Julia gives him the strength he needs to continue to fight for freedom. “I have not betrayed Julia” (Orwell, 273.)

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In the book 1984, written by George Orwell, the main character is Winston Smith. A simple, frail, skinny man, wanting to know what life was like before the revolution, and just to have a small taste of freedom. Is Winston a typical storybook hero? Or is he is something else, something better or worse?

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Julia wasn’t much interested in reading, and Winston was surprised to discover that “the difference between truth and falsehood did not seem important to” (193) Julia. While Winston was greatly concerned about the party’s manipulation of truth, Julia was more interested in freedom of individuality. The clever thing was to break the rules and stay alive, whether it was a love affair, swearing, wearing makeup or obtaining luxuries on the black market. She took great pride in her ability to bring real sugar, real milk, and real coffee to her meetings with Winston (177). Julia’s desires to bring these prohibited items to their meetings, as well as her disinterest in exposing the part indicate that she rebels simply to undermine the party in her own small ways and gain individual freedom.

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There are in fact major differences between the two that set them apart from each other. What makes Julia inherently different from Winston is the fact that her rebellion, as opposed to Winston’s, is purely self-centred. Julia really only hates the party when it affects her personally, while Winston hates the party because of what it stands for. Julia does not care about the past in the way Winston does. This contrast can be seen most clearly in chapter IX, where Winston reads Goldstein’s book to Julia.

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