1984 - part 2 chapter 4

CHARACTERS

Winton

Main character

Male, intelligent, thoughful person, rebellious, curious, hopeful, fearful

Goal: rebell against the government

He hates the government, the Party and the Big Brother; projects his hate on women, but is falling in love with Julia.

Julia

Secundary character; love interest

Female, intelligent, planner, experient, rebellious

Goal: rebell against the government, doesn't matter if it is in a silent way

Charrington'

Third character

Male, old, owns a shop

Main Goal

SETTING

Where does the story takes place?

Charrington's shop

Time

June

Hate Week

Both of them with lots of work

Winston came up with the idea of them meeting at the shop

Room

She had become a physical necesity, something that he not only wanted but felt that he had the right to.

He had the affection necessity of seeing her

He wished her, not only phisycally, but also emotionally

Having that room would make them meet more often - would accomplish his nessecity (her)

Illigal aquisitions

Julia brings real sugar, real milk,tea and coffee

Inner Party - They had it all - best quality

Make up

differ her from other women - made her more beautiful in Winston's eyes

"In this room I'm going to be a woman, not a Party comrade"

It gave her a sense of identity

Rat

Winston and Julia relationship

Winston demonstrates his fears and insecurities.

He fearded rats

"It was the first time that he had stripped himself naked in her presence. Until now he had been too much ashamed of his pale and meagre body, (...)"

Julia's reaction

"Don't worry, dear, we're not going to have filthy brutes in here. I'll stuff the hole with a bit of sacking before we go. And next time we come here I'll bring some plaster and bung it up properly"

The way she reacted to Winston's fear demonstrates that she likes him; otherwise she could've just ignore his problem, instead of trying to fix it.