Opposite Couples

3) Describe Julia's philosophy on life and the Party. How does it perhaps differ from Winston's?

Many people say opposites attract, well in this case, it's very true. Winston and Julia differ in many ways. Winston throughout the whole book has been worrying about the future and what it will be like. Also, Winston writes in his diary, "If there is hope, it lies in the Proles." (Orwell 82). Winston thinks this because of the amount of Proles there are compared to everyone else, also he shows that he wants change for the future. We know that Winston wants change and people to go against the party but he has a hard time approaching things like this because he is scared of being caught. Winston breaks rules but approaches it very cautiously and even though he wants to go against the Party, he is constantly nervous.

On the other hand, we learn that Julia does not worry too much about the future and she doesn't seem to be worried about being caught breaking rules either. Julia knows that Winston is against the Party just like she is and she shows this when she says, "As soon as I saw you I knew you were against them." (Orwell 122). Julia is against the party in a different way than Winston, Julia breaks the little rules that allow her to follow the big ones while she still feels rebellious. Also, Julia isn't as worried about being caught because she sees it as that she is still alive and has not been caught so why worry about something that may not even happen.