1984 Relationships In 1984

Register to read the introduction… Everything in the relationship was routine including the sex. When everything is looked at as a job then there is no room for self expression and intimacy will never blossom. When someone is alone that person tends to have doubts about their feelings and have tendencies to hesitate when it comes to their actions. For instance in the book “1984” the main character Winston spent weeks getting up enough courage to write in a journal. On the other hand, it only took him a week and a half to dodge a very oppressing government and find a hiding place to have sexual relations with Julia. It is a lot easier to disobey when you have somebody with you. Human beings are social creatures. Winston was not sure who he was but he knew he hated the party. Julia was young and pretended that she was a loyal party member but while internally she hated the party. Both of them had a hate for the party and they built their relationship on that. If Julia would have been neutral about her feelings and had not broken the law by telling Winston she loved him then there would have never been a relationship between the two. Self expression is the second step to intimacy. The first step, also taken by Julia, is the personal freedom of choosing who you would like to express you feelings …show more content…
The motive behind this is to have complete control over every aspect of the citizen’s life. The government who alters the past and watches its people’s every move would not want them to start thinking for themselves. The results of this could be disastrous if a man expressed the way he felt more than likely somebody else will feel the same way especially since they do the same thing. People expressing themselves could lead to total anarchy. The reason why people cannot express themselves physically is because “The Party” wants you to be sad and submissive. If you are active and doing what you want you are going to be happy Julia said it best
“When you make love you’re using up energy and afterwards you feel happy and don’t give a damn for anything . They can’t bear you to feel like that. They want you to be bursting with energy all the time. All this marching up and down and cheering and waving flags is simply sex gone sour . If you’re happy inside yourself , why should you get excited about Big Brother and the Three Year Plans and the Two Minutes Hate and all the rest of their bloody