In Book
Two, chapter five,is falling in love withand beginning to enjoy life for the first time. Winston
and Julia begin spending more time together in Charrington's apartment and Winston's health is
dramatically improving. He gives up drinking, his varicose ulcer stops bothering him, and he no
longer experiences coughing fits in the morning.describes Winston's enhanced mindset and spirit
by writing,
"The process of life had ceased to be
intolerable, he [Winston] had no longer any impulse to make faces at the telescreen or shout
curses at the top of his voice. Now that they had a secure hiding-place, almost a home, it did
not even seem a hardship that they could only meet infrequently and for a couple of hours at a
time" (189).
Winston's healthier existence is
directly linked to his flourishing relationship with Julia and increased privacy above
Charrington's antique shop. Winston continually compares Charrington's apartment to a private
sanctuary, where he lies...
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