Blog #6

Ok my blog titles aren't as creative as Katie's or Katie's....


Julia. Julia is Winston's lover and the only other person he cant trust. She hates the party just like him, and together they rebel against the system. But, while Winston is more focused on rebelling for a change on a larger-scale, Julia is only concerned with enjoying the sex and avoiding the party for as long as possible. She seems to enjoy the rush she gets from all the  risk-taking they are doing.

In the novel, it almost seems like Julia is more rebellious than Winston. They are both breaking the rules, but Julia appears to be less concerned with the fact that they might get caught. In a way, Julia is similar to a defiant teenager. Research shows that teenagers' perception of risks are different from that of adults. Teenagers, for example, are more likely to experiment with the unknown. This is similar to Julia. While she has had sex many times before, she knows how dangerous the consequences could be, but continues on anyway.

In the book, we can see how Winston thinks differently. The minute he wrote "Down with Big Brother" in his diary and created his secret love affair with Julia, he knew that the chances of being caught by the Party were even greater. But, while Julia continues to rebel purely for the pleasure and rush she gets, Winston is rebelling because he believes that he will be caught no matter what he does.

Julia and Winston share the same passion for rebelling against the Party. But, while Julia is short-sighted and only does it for the pleasure, (similar to a teenager seeking risk-taking opportunities) Winston is rebelling because he knows he will be caught no matter what.