Assignment 2

Orwell, George. 1984. Florida: Penguin Group, 1949.

Julia: Description. “She had painted her face. Her lips were deeply redden, her cheeks rouged, her nose powdered; there was even a touch of something under the eyes to make them brighter.” Page 126.
This passage shows that the character Julia is truly a rebel. That she does not conform to the society in Oceania. She breaks the laws often but she is careful about it. Julia putting the make up on is kind of similar to Winston‘s urge to join the brotherhood. They both want to do something that they can’t and are not allowed. This shows that the characters Winston and Julia are similar. This may be why they get along so well. The larger significance of the novel is that you can’t beat the system. That in a world where you can’t trust anyone it is very difficult to survive.

Winston Description: “He has stopped because he was frightened. A bowed, gray colored, skeleton like thing was coming toward him. Its actual appearance was frightening, and merely the fact that he knew it to be himself. He moved closer to the glass. The creature’s face seemed to be protruded, because of its bent carriage. A forlorn, jailbird’s face with a knobby forehead running back into a bald scalp, a crooked nose and battered-looking cheekbones above which the eyes were fierce and watchful.” Page 242.
This passage is Winston’s appearance after he has been prisoner of O’Brien for a while. It is interesting because Orwell uses words such as “Creature” and “Skeleton like.” This shows that at this point in the novel Winston no longer considers himself to be a man or human. Winston refers to himself as a creature, instead of a sick worn out man. This best describes Winston because he thought he could hide from the Ministry for ever. He never would have thought of himself to become this, then he describes himself so badly.