Wednesday, 11 September 2013

Explain the fatal attraction between Winston and Julia in 1984.

In
, there is only a fatal attraction betweenandif you believe that Julia is
not an agent of the Inner Party.  If she is, there is obviously no attraction from Julia's end:
she is merely performing a role.  If she is not a double-agent, then these reasons might explain
her siren's lure to Winston:

  • Julia is all that
    Winston is not.
    Whereas Winston is meek and introverted, afraid of rebellion,
    Julia goes to extremes for the party (her involvement in the Junior Anti-Sex League) and against
    it (by going to the room above the shop and to the Golden Country).  Whereas Winston is a rebel
    above the waist only, Julia is a rebel below the waist.  She uses her sex to attract
    Winston.
  • Julia reminds Winston of his mother.
    The psychological torture that the culture places on children to love the state
    instead of their parents causes...

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