The main,
defining quality that attractstoand tois his suspicion that they too, like himself, hate the
Party. He senses, based on looks from O'Brien, that O'Brien too hates the Party but cannot
speak openly about that. For this reason alone is Winston attracted to him; Winston is
desperate for validation of his own feelings of discontent, and miserable in his life. If there
is even one other person that feels the same way, then that is a bit of hope for him.
This same thing attracts him to Julia; she is obviously a rebel against the party, and
striving to make connections with people who feel the same way. It is her most attractive
feature, even though she is an attractive, young woman. He is most attracted to the fact that
she hates the Party, and is willing to rebel against it. In fact, when he learns that she has
been with multiple men in her life, this doesn't disgust or anger him, it makes her more
attractive, because, as he puts it,
"anything that
hinted at corruption always filled him with a wild hope."
Julia is also smart, well-versed in her opinions on the Party, and very coherent and
logical in dissecting the Party's motives. He learns a lot from her, and that is attractive
too.
The driving force behind Winston's attraction to these two key
characters is their united hatred for the Party, and their desire to live outside its
restrictive bonds. I hope that helped; good luck!
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