George Orwell’s an portrayal of intimacy in his novel 1984.
In Oceania the Party is desperate to erase intimacy and love. In many ways the Party is successful. The Party’s intention in Winston's marriage to his wife Katharine was to make it frigid so it would eventually end in separation.There is no choice in the marriages that are arrange. The Party organizes marriages that won’t evolve into love. Marriages are constantly watched by the Party to a point of isolating both people from each other. The Party destroys all compassion that happens naturally. This develops emotionless relationships in the marriages. Which in reality people now would see as unnatural.
The Party’s devotion to the destruction of love shows throughout the novel.
In Oceania the Party is desperate to erase intimacy and love. In many ways the Party is successful. The Party’s intention in Winston's marriage to his wife Katharine was to make it frigid so it would eventually end in separation.There is no choice in the marriages that are arrange. The Party organizes marriages that won’t evolve into love. Marriages are constantly watched by the Party to a point of isolating both people from each other. The Party destroys all compassion that happens naturally. This develops emotionless relationships in the marriages. Which in reality people now would see as unnatural.
The Party’s devotion to the destruction of love shows throughout the novel.