initially dislikes and fears , assuming she is an enthusiastic Party member and even
suspecting that she may be one of the Thought Police. It is safe to say that if the matter had
been left up to Winston, their relationship would have remained on the level of fantasy. It is
she who always takes the lead, first in declaring her feelings for him and then in arranging
their meetings. This is partly because she is a more dynamic and adventurous character than
Winston, but also because she is the veteran of so many such assignations that she has lost
count of them. It is a mark of the way that politics warps ordinary human emotions that Winston
feels no jealousy or insecurity about her promiscuity but welcomes it as a sign of political
rebellion. The two of them understand each other perfectly on this point:
Listen. The more men you've had, the more I love you. Do you
understand that?Yes, perfectly.
I hate purity, I
hate goodness! I don't want any virtue to exist...
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