1984 George Orwell Love Analysis

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In George Orwell’s novel, 1984, his message concerning love is that it can be shown both romantically and compassionately. One example of this message is amount of love the inner and outer party members have to Big Brother. Winston is married to a woman name Katherine and her devotion and love to the party is so strong that they intimate moments were for only one reason, “‘She hated it, but nothing would make her stop doing it. She used to call it -- but you’ll never guess.’ ‘Our duty to the party,’ said Julia promptly,” (Orwell 110). Even though Katherine despised the idea of being intimate with Winston, she had done it in order to fulfill this duty she had to the party. The blind love and devotion that not only Katherine but the majority of the inner and outer party had for Big Brother caused them to give up …show more content…

Moreover, another example of Orwell’s message of love is shown through Winston and Julia’s relationship. Although Winston started out with hate in his heart towards Julia, it eventually developed into love; or did it? Throughout the novel, Julia and Winston continuously mistook their lust for each other as love, “‘I betrayed you,’ she said baldly. ‘I betrayed you,’ he said,” (Orwell 240). After multiple rendezvous, Winston and Julia were captured by the Thought Police. Soon, they betrayed each other wishing for the other person to suffer the horrid Room 101 torture. The betrayal brought by both of them shows that there was no love between the two of them, only lust. If two truly loved each other, like how Winston and Julia believed they did, they would never wish for someone to suffer or to feel pain. Furthermore, Orwell also provides another example of love through Winston’s mother. Although the party tried by all means to stop the idea of love between all people, there is no barrier large enough to block a mother’s love for her

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