Julias Lack Of Love In George Orwell's 1984

Julia’s Lack of Love George Orwell’s 1984 has a constant theme of hopelessness, often portrayed as the relationship between Winston Smith and Julia. But could it be possible that this is a one sided relationship? Throughout the novel Julia re-states that she loves Winston, but she actually loves one thing and one thing only about Winston. She is attracted to Winston because he is against the party. The simple truth is that Julia does not love Winston, she loves the notion of rebelling. It is evident that Julia does not love Winston because, the very base of their relationship is based off the concept of being against Big Brother, they do not share the same views on how to go against the party, and towards the end of the book, she sold him

This can be seen when she first contacted Winston, by slipping him a scrap of paper. "On it was written, in a large unformed handwriting: I love you."(Orwell). Before this they never embraced each other in conversation, but apparently she loves him. There were no foundation for a strong relationship, for all Julia knows Winston could hate everything that she likes. “Julia and Winston don 't have any real connections other than basic animal instincts and the desire to rebel”(Fitzpatrick). There is no status building and relationship growth, Julia only knew Winston by his nature to rebel. Later in the novel, Winston is curious as to why she is interested in him and asked “"You are ten or fifteen years younger than I am. What could you see to attract you to a man like me?"”(Orwell) and she explains “"It was something in your face. I thought I 'd take a chance. As soon as I saw you I knew you were against them"”(Orwell). This proves that Julia purely loved Winston solely for his hatred for the party. There is nothing substantial to hold the relationship together. If Winston did not have any resentment for the party, Julia most likely would not have even noticed his

Winston wanted to plant seeds of rebellion over generations while Julia would rather have immediate satisfaction. An example of how they are so different is from when Winston is explaining how they will eventually be caught and killed by the thought police, and he noticed “that in a way she realized that she herself was doomed, that sooner or later the Thought Police would catch her and kill her, but with another part of her mind she believed it was somehow possible to construct a secret world in which you could live as you choose"(Orwell). Julia congested the thought of death and prioritized the thought of sneaking around the party forever instead. Winston is the polar opposite, which shows how little they know each other. Another example is from when, Winston mentions how he had concrete evidence of the party’s lies and how he regrets throwing it away. To which Julia replies "I 'm not interested in the next generation, dear. I 'm interested in us"(Orwell). This shows how radically different Julia and Winston are. It is also clear that Julia does not desire change as much as Winston because when he is reading her Goldstein 's book “Julia, a rebel from the waist down only, falls asleep”(Knapp). This displays how little Julia cares about taking an actual stand against Big Brother and the party, unlike Winston. They share two different of views