Examples Of Betrayal In 1984 By George Orwell

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Arbnore Mulliqi
Professor S.Wyckoff
ENG222-XW81
May 16 2018 Love and Betrayal- 1984 by George Orwell

Love is such a powerful feeling and word, it changes you as a person. If you truly love someone, love will make you do crazy things that you’ve never even thought before. We love even harder if love is prohibited for whatever reason, or at least that’s what I think. But if love is not followed by loving actions, that’s where the war begins. That’s where the betrayal begins. In most cases we would expect to be hurt so badly from someone we thought we could trust. So we are left in disbelief and unbelievable pain. Anyone who has experienced betrayal in a relationship knows how difficult it is to
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Winston works in the Records Department of the Ministry of Truth. His job is to rewrite historical documents according to the Party's demands. In a world full of rules, demands, Winston isn’t living his real life how he really wants to and is not happy. There is this woman, named Julia, in the Fiction department, who he has a sympathy for, but is afraid to make a move. Later on, Julia gives Winston a note that says “I love you” Those three words change hearts. They change lives. They change everything. It doesn’t matter what part of the world you live in or what language you speak, there are …show more content…
He and Julia talk about rebelling against the Party as well but are unsure how to do so. Winston believes the two of them should think of themselves as “the dead” since there is no doubt that their transgressions will eventually lead to their arrest, torture, and execution in the Ministry of Love (the most terrifying of the Ministries, which deals with maintaining law and order). They agree that although they will be forced to confess under torture, the Party cannot truly “get inside” them or make them betray their feelings for each other. One day Winston is approached by O’Brien ( he’s believed to be a Party member that may be involved with an underground resistance group called the Brotherhood) he gives Winston his address, the Julia and him to there to meet up with him, and they tell O’Brien about everything, they trusted him. He turned out to be a loyal Party member, who turns them on the Ministry of Love where they are both brutally beaten by armed

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