Humbled Up Julia Character Analysis

Jumbled up Julia 1984, by George Orwell, is a novel about a dystopian society in which people mysteriously disappear and never come back. The few people that do reappear within society return as brainwashed shells of themselves. One of the main characters, Julia, falls in love with a peculiar man named Winston who works in the ministry of truth where they “correct” facts from articles published in the past and present. The party, an organization that dehumanizes the population and controls their thoughts/actions to keep itself in power, runs this of course. Eventually he realizes that he cannot trust the party. Together the lovers revolt against the party which they believe is behind all of the lies and disappearances in their community. Unfortunately these acts lead them to a lot of trouble. Throughout this journey Julia exemplifies many varying characteristics. Her strongest traits include being Independent, tactful, and corrupt. Julia doesn’t need anyone to aid her in coping with her situation. She has a job at the Fiction Department which pays quite well. At one point in time this job change her and it even influenced her appearance. For example, “she must …show more content…
She has supposedly slept with thousands of party members and occasionally they will wind up killing themselves to not reveal what happened. Julia is obviously not immaculate due to her compulsion to tell unnecessary lies. Through all of her ribald flaws Winston, and even because of them, Winston loves her, as is displayed when he states, “I hate purity. I hate goodness. I don’t want any virtue to exist anywhere. I want everyone to be corrupt to the bones.” Winston replies with, “Well then I ought to suit you dear. I’m corrupt to the bone too” (Orwell, 125). Even though in the book Julia acts more profane whereas her lover, Winston, is more profane because of his unholy thoughts and temptations. This difference is never