Sunday, March 7, 2010

In what ways are Winston and Julia alike? In what ways are they different?

Similarities


€¢ Bothandare rebellious towards the Party and go against the laws that govern thought
and action

€¢ They both desire each other and engage in a covert
affair

Differences

€¢ Unlike
Winston, who is fearful and cautious, Julia is more free spirited, adventurous and takes risks.
Winston lives his life constantly dreading the party, calculates his actions and constantly
worries about being caught by the thought police and being vaporized.

€¢
Whereas Winston is interested in the past and preoccupies himself with finding out what the
party has hidden from everyone, Julia is just interested in the future. This stems from the fact
that Winston is older than Julia and thus recalls what life was like before the party took
over.

€¢ Winstons reason for rebelling is concrete and substantial; he wants
to bring down the government. Contrarily, Julia has no particular reason for rebelling other
than the fact that she hates big brother. Besides that, she is unconcerned about what the
government does.

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