relies heavily on
the characteristics of Romantic literature to portrayand 's rendezvous in Part Two, Chapter
Two.
There is a strong focus on the beauty and power of
nature when the pair are about to make love for the first time. This is shown
through the thrush, the songbird which Winston and Julia stop to admire:
In the afternoon hush the volume of sound was startling. Winston and
Julia clung together, fascinated.
Similarly, there is a
"celebration of the individual" (see the first reference
link), which is best shown through Julia's idealized and politicized body when she removes her
clothes:
She had torn her clothes off, and when she flung
them aside it was with that same magnificent gesture by which a whole civilization seemed to be
annihilated. Her body gleamed white in the sun.
Finally,
Orwell uses another key characteristic of Romantic literature by depicting
Winston's "strong senses, emotions, and feelings." (See
the first reference link.) He employs a gustatory image of chocolate melting on Winston's
tongue, for example, and describes the feeling of Julia's waist as "soft" and
"warm." By emphasizing these minor details, Orwell turns this chapter into a
celebration of all things Romantic, which contrasts sharply with the rest of the
novel.
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