Discussion Director:
1/2/11:
1. Winston seems to be gaining more and more trust for Julia. Do you think he is still cautious about how much he tells her?
2. Julia seems to be against the government, but do you think she will go far enough to help Winston get the Prole's help and cause a widespread revolution?
3. Do you think that since Winston has found a woman with similar beliefs as him that he is passionate about, he will lose sight of his main goal of starting a rebellion with the Proles?
4. Do you think Julia souds suspicious and is a secret agent or possibly a thought police? Will she destroy any chances of overthrowing the oppressive government?
5. Do you think that the paperweight is of great importance in the novel? Will it be the key to gaining the loyalty of the Proles?
#1. I think Winston truely wants to trust Julia. Being alone is never easy, especially if you are faced with the task of bringing down a oppressive totaliterian government such as the Party. I feel like he feels a trust in her because she too works for the Party and also is against conformity. Though Winstons trust in Julia may be essential to keep his sanity throughout this ordeal, I believe in the end it may be his downfall.
ReplyDelete#2. Julia claims that she prefers to rebel against the government in small, covert ways such as partaking in the occasional black market food and sleeping with various party members; Winston included. I think that while she may have never considered it before, Winston's passionate hatred for Big Brother may fuel her desire for rebellion aswell.
#3. No, I think that if anything, his love for Julia will be a motivation factor for his attempt to overthrow the Party. He claims earlier in the novel that he wishes him and Julia could grow old together as a happy married couple, however this dream of his will never be a reality in the world he lives in now.
#4. At this point in the novel, I'm not totally sure about Julia's true intensions. I don't think she's a agent for Big Brother, however I'm not 100% sure she will be able to see it to the end with Winston. I feel like she enjoys her life, quietly rebelling against the Party and rebelling on such a large scale may scare her away.
#5. I think the paperweight has significance to Winston in the sense that he views it as a "link to the past", however I don't think it will have any further revelence in the novel.