Julia is extremely gutsy, the amount of courage it would take to tell someone that you love them, without ever having spoken to them, is tremendous. It would take ten times more courage to say it in the age of Big Brother, thought police, and spies. For all Julia knew, Winston could have been a spy or a member of the Thought Police. She risked the possibility of being vaporized to tell a man she had never talked to that she loved him. This instance gives new meaning to the phrase "love at first sight" I suppose. I think it would be interesting to know what is going on in Julia's mind in the time building up to page 90, and the week when Winston hasn't gotten the chance to talk to her. I love that this is part of the book, it's definitely much more interesting now and I'm having a much easier time paying attention.
Just a few thoughts.
I agree that her move was tremendously gutsy... but maybe we should look at it from a different light. Maybe she isn't telling the whole truth... maybe she isn't risking a thing because it is all a plan...?
ReplyDeleteAfter reading a bit (ok a lot) farther, I think it's part of a plan. I'm not sure that she's always sure which side she's on though, or at least that's what I was thinking when Julia and Winston were at O'Brian's because she was so adoment that they could not betray eachother for the Brotherhood. Of course, you could also look at that as her playing her part. There are just so many directions the book could go.
ReplyDeleteI personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so... I mean...
ReplyDeleteAshley and I have come to the conclusion that Winston and Julia are siblings. When Winston was 12, his sister was 8 months old. Today, Julia doesn't know things. Is it because her mom and dad disappeared?
I will be very disappointed if we're wrong!