Winston and Julia's Philosophy in 1984 Essay

Although both Winston and Julia do not like the Party their philosophy when it comes to life and the Party are different. Julia grew up in the time were there was always the Party unlike Winston making her want to rebel against the adults. Julia is pretends to be a conformist but rebells against the Party because she feels she should not be controlled. Julia is part of the Party but rebells when her and Winston make love. Going against Big Brother with Winston was not Julia's first time, proving her to disagreement with The Party thoughts.

"'Have you done this before?'

'Of course. Hundreds of times- well, scored of times. anyway.'

'With Party members.'

'Yes, always with Party members'" (page 104).

The conversation between Julia and Winston reveal her need to rebel and her hate for The Party since Party members are not supposed to have sex and relationships. When Julia admits to making love more than once it shows she has disagreed with the views for awhile. Although Julia makes it clear in her rebel by making love she thinks there is still hope in life for living and Big Brother will not kill everyone opposed to Winston's thought on life.

Winston grew up in a time before the Party but can barley remember it. He acknowledges that the Party's actions are wrong and rebels with a purpose opposed to rebelling against elders. While in the room Winston buys for himself and Julia, she enters with a bag full of food and other goods you can not usually purchase. "The smell was already filling the room, a rich hot smell which seemed like an emanation from his early child-hood, but which one did occasionally meet with even now, blowing down a passageway before a door slammed, or diffusing itself mysteriously in a crowded street, sniffed for an instant and then lost again" (page 117). The line from the book shows that Big Brother is taking over everyones memories slowly. Winston letting the uncommon luxuries enter the room and making love to Julia shows he is rebelling against the Party. Although Julia and Winston both hate the Party and Big Brother their philosophies for life and the Party differ. Julia wants to live life to the fullest and have hope for the future while Winston tells Julia "We are all dieing" and believes there is no hope. They are rebelling for different reasons as well, while Julia is rebelling against elders, Winston is going against his lost child-hood memories and Big Brother taking away all hope.