How has the Party impacted the role of the traditional family?
The Party is an overpowering force that controls all aspects of human life that greatly changes the definition of love, loyalty, and friendship within a family. When Winston begins to express himself and acknowledge the corruption within the Party. He notices the modification on traditional family, that kids “turned against their parents” by spying on them and reporting their deviations ( Orwell 133). The traditional family made of love and joy has been modified by the Party that extends their power through the children. Similar to Hitler’s Youth the Party has changed the role of children respecting their elders by making them enemies. Instead of a family that stands through thick …show more content…
The Book tells many secrets about the Party’s method of maintaining power while also revealing the major differences in characterization between Julia and Winston. Winston receives The Book and goes into the room he rented from Mr. Charrington where he reads the book for Julia and becomes aware that she was “lying on her side, naked from the waist upwards, with her cheek pillowed on her hand” ( Orwell 217). The different reactions the two main characters have with The Book reveal many things about their view on life as well as their motives. While Winston is thrilled about The Book and eager to digest its information Julia remains uninterested depicted through her lack of awareness while she is being read to. Winston continues to read The Book and seeks its overall meaning to find a way to defeat the Party’s control, while Julia is only interested in outwitting the Party for her own benefit. Also while Winston is concerned with the abstract ideas of The Book all Julia cares about is living in the present without thinking what the Party will do to her existence. The Book reveals major differences between Julia and Winston in the way they react to The Book while Winston reads eagerly and Julia falls
The Party is an overpowering force that controls all aspects of human life that greatly changes the definition of love, loyalty, and friendship within a family. When Winston begins to express himself and acknowledge the corruption within the Party. He notices the modification on traditional family, that kids “turned against their parents” by spying on them and reporting their deviations ( Orwell 133). The traditional family made of love and joy has been modified by the Party that extends their power through the children. Similar to Hitler’s Youth the Party has changed the role of children respecting their elders by making them enemies. Instead of a family that stands through thick …show more content…
The Book tells many secrets about the Party’s method of maintaining power while also revealing the major differences in characterization between Julia and Winston. Winston receives The Book and goes into the room he rented from Mr. Charrington where he reads the book for Julia and becomes aware that she was “lying on her side, naked from the waist upwards, with her cheek pillowed on her hand” ( Orwell 217). The different reactions the two main characters have with The Book reveal many things about their view on life as well as their motives. While Winston is thrilled about The Book and eager to digest its information Julia remains uninterested depicted through her lack of awareness while she is being read to. Winston continues to read The Book and seeks its overall meaning to find a way to defeat the Party’s control, while Julia is only interested in outwitting the Party for her own benefit. Also while Winston is concerned with the abstract ideas of The Book all Julia cares about is living in the present without thinking what the Party will do to her existence. The Book reveals major differences between Julia and Winston in the way they react to The Book while Winston reads eagerly and Julia falls