How Does Orwell Present Julia In 1984

The book 1984 written by George Orwell is packed with complex characters and a key example of this would be the way George Orwell wrote Julia’s character. Throughout the novel, Julia was portrayed as morally gray, showing her dishonesty to the party, her dirty-mindedness, and her flaws. She was everything that Winston longed to be, careless and open but at the same time guarded and cunning. However, Winston and Julia had several differences when it came to their mindsets. Winston was much more practical and morbid, whilst Julia’s life purpose was to rebel against the party and live her life to the fullest. The sheer difference in ideals explains why Julia’s motives and goals were so different from Winston’s.

Julia was a youthful character

The way Julia executed her defiances to the party was not properly thought out and put her in several very risky situations. “ “Have you done this before?” “Of course. Hundreds of times- well, scores of times, anyway.” “With Party members?” “Yes, always with party members.” ” (136). This excerpt from the book further exemplifies the carelessness and childishness of Julia’s actions. Yes, she was smart to be in the anti-sex league and be associated with the notion of celibacy, however, despite her efforts to keep her betrayals to the party a secret, she is sleeping with party members. This is highly risky because of the chance of someone confessing and getting Julia incarcerated or executed. Later in the book, Julia even confessed to one of her many affairs being discovered and the guy confessing, but she lucked out that he didn’t mention her before he

Perhaps she was working as a double agent with the thought police. Maybe she was foreshadowing her betrayal of Winston right when she met him at their initial hiding spot with this quote. “ “Well then, I ought to suit you, dear. I’m corrupt to the bones.” ” (137). She could have alluded to her leading Winston on for months until their inevitable capture. There was a high chance that she was working with the thought police. Why else would she completely risk her life by confessing to Winston? The story states that she did it because she noticed that he wasn’t like the others, but this relationship didn’t seem like the others. Their hastened comfort and bond seemed forced. The way they threw everything away for each other and blatantly disregarded the rules when they both knew how powerful Big Brother was unfathomable because the readers were led to believe that Winston was very cautious and intricate with the ways he rebelled against Big Brother. This sudden change seemed planned and as if Julia was just a pawn used by the party to trap and catch Winston for his crimes. As Julia confessed to Winston herself, “ “I betrayed you,” ”