There is
a great character description and
analysis for each character in the novel on so I will
post Katharine's here
for your convenience.
Katharine is
"s
wife. She was a tall, fair-haired girl, and, according to Winston, remarkably
vulgar and stupid. Technically, he is still married to her, though theyve lost track of
each
other. They parted ways about ten or eleven years before, after only
fifteen months of marriage,
when they realized that she could not get
pregnant by him. The Party has declared that the only
reason for marriage is
procreation, and in fact it is illegal to have sex simply for pleasure.
Therefore, there was no reason for Winston and Katharine to stay together. The Party
does not
believe in divorce, just separation, so Winston and Katharine just
sort of drifted
apart.
Readers only see Katharine through
Winstons memory of her, and her
main purpose in the novel is to show how the
Party destroys love, sex, and loyalty between
husband and wife."
Hope this helps! I'll include the link below as
well.
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