Saturday, 2 June 2018

In 1984, why does Winston think of renting Mr. Charrington's room?

In
,thinks about renting the room above Mr Charrington's shop because of the
difficulties that he andexperience in trying to have a relationship. Specifically, Winston wants
to enjoy their time together and for them to behave (in public) like any other couple, as he
says in Part Two, Chapter Four:

He wished that he were
walking through the streets with her just as they were doing now but openly and without fear,
talking of trivialities and buying odds and ends for the household. 


In addition, the idea of renting Mr Charrington's room comes to
Winston because he does not want to feel as though they must only ever use their time make
love:

He wished above all that they had some place where
they could be alone together without feeling the obligation to make love every time they
met.

These feelings arise as a result of the Party's
control over the intimate lives of its members. Under the Party's rules, for example, Winston
and Julia's relationship is forbidden and this forces them to meet in secret and only when they
have the free time to do so. It is this control, then, which also prompts Winston to think about
renting the room. 

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