This weeks reading was pretty intense. There were many risks taken and many new findings. First we start off with Winston and Julia heading off to a secret place. Danger/courage is what they are going through right now, not knowing whether or not they'll get caught but taking that risk anyhow. At first Winston is a bit scared to get too close to her. I wonder, is he still afraid of whether or not she's a spy or if he's afraid he'll get caught or he's afraid of what might end up happening between them? But whatever the reason he is pulling away from her at first he ends up not caring at all because he pushes away all of his worries in order to get back the one thing he's been thinking of most of the book, to be close to someone, not just emotionally, but physically too. One thing that bothers me about those two is that at times they are way too honest. First he tells her he hated her at first and thought of killing her and so on and then she tells him she's slept with tons of guys and liked it because she wanted sex...um ok. I would get creeped out about that but they apparently don't seem to mind. Also in this chapter things between the two strenghthen but what is strange is that Winston compares Julia to a political matter. He talks about being with her wasn't so much for physical/emotional but was because he was in a way rebelling and making some political statement.
Later on in the book we learn a lot more about Julia, especially about how she completely despises the Party. She actually plays a big role in the party, being part of the Anti-Sex League and wearing the red sash. But really all of this is in order that she doesn't get caught or even suspisioned for who she really is. Julia is much younger than Winston is it surprised me that if she grew up with the only knowledge of the Party, why is she so against them???
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I have an antithesis opion about their honesty with each other. I think it's a good thing that they can be so truthful with each other in a world full of lies and I also think it shows how warped the world they're living in is. Yes, I would be weirded out too if my date said he wanted to rape / kill me, but it kind of works in the context of the book.
I forgot to say that I think the reason she's so against the party is because of her grandpa. Remember she said he was vaporized when she was 8? I think he taught her what life was like prior to the revolution and she owes it to him to rebel against it.
I don't think that Julia loved and just wanted sex. She was having sex because she was rebelling against her political party, which gave her a thrill, and that is what she loved. When someone is told not to do something thye automatically want to do it just because no one should be able to tell them what to do....kind of like a teenagers rebellion against various things.
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