Examples Of Julia In George Orwell's '1984'

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

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