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Within the novel 1984 lie multiple characters, some more complex than others, but one character truly stands out above the rest, Julia. Julia is quite young and mostly obeys the Party’s rules, she usually defies the little rules but claims to be breaking the “big” ones. Julia makes it clear that she hates the Party, yet does not want them to be eradicated? Surely Julia keeps heads spinning, this is certainly true in Winston's case. Winston is quite special himself, at the beginning of 1984, the feelings he felt towards Julia were more or less violent.…
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The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins) focuses on the main character Katniss and her journey to revolt against the corrupt power system of her government the capitol. The ‘Hunger Games’ is a way of controlling those in the capitols power. Comparison “All I can think is how unjust the whole thing is, the Hunger Games. Why am I hopping around like some trained dog trying to please people I hate?” communicates how Katniss feels the Capitol is corrupt and there ‘hunger games’ is a way to exert there power over those they control. Like Katnisse’s viewpoint “Taking the kids from our districts, forcing them to kill one another while we watch – this is the Capitol’s way of reminding us how totally we are at their mercy” reveals how those oppressed by the capitols power realise that their lives are controlled by the capitol and they have no option…
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During the whole book Winston and Julia were against the party and they would rebel. Winston hides from the telescreen and writes. He writes about the party and things that happened that he remembers (not actually remembers but gets flashbacks). Julia on the other hand has sexual intercourse with many men and she steals from the party. Both of them are serious crimes during the entire book, and it's kind of like today except you don't get punished as bad. People just tend to look at you bad and call you things like if a boy has sexual intercourse with many women then he's a player and if a girl does it she is a hoe. Stealing on the other hand can lead to serious punishment like going to jail for a couple of years but it's not much to die for…
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Julia offers Winston something outside of this. She gives him physical and emotional comfort, contrasting what the Party offers. However, their beliefs in the opposition to the Party differ greatly, Winston rebels in hope that future generations will be free of the Party. Julia, being younger has no memories of a time before the Party and therefore can't imagine a time without them in control, she rebels more for simply the sake of doing so. Julia believes that the only way of opposing the party is with secret acts of disobedience or at the most isolated acts of violence because she doesn't believe that anyone or anything can defeat…
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Specifically, Julia expresses how she feels when she says, "'I am not interested in the next generation"(Orwell 156). Julia does not care to think about the future and what would happen like, but would rather think about herself now and what she will do. She only cares about the present of herself while Winston cares for the present of himself and society and the future generations. He questions what is going happen and thinks about why society is like this. In 1984, George Orwell explained how Julia feels when he wrote “She seemed to think it just as natural that ‘they’ should want to rob you of your pleasures as that you should want to avoid being caught. She hated the Party, and said so in the crudest words… Except when it touched her own life she had no interest in Party doctrine,” (Orwell 131). Julia is concerned on why they take away happiness from society. Winston explains the passion she has when she talks about the Party. Julia is a woman who likes to enjoy herself, and she isn’t allowed to so that is why she is against the Party. Winston and Julia think differently on what is wrong with society and why they care for…
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Through the use of language techniques and character manipulation she portrays this contriving conviction to the reader. Katniss uses an imperative "Okay, I figured out what I'm asking," I say. "If it is Peeta and me in the Games, this time we try to keep him alive." To convey her wishes to save Peeta and the addition of the italics of the word “him” enhances the depth of her feelings. “And one of us is going to be victor again whether you two like it or not!” through the use of his indifferent tone Peeta conveys his courage to Katniss which also acts to empower her. He shows his courage, as he knows that he may not survive, as it is his plan to do anything possible to save Katniss just as she plans to do for him. This is where the major conflicting perspective lies between the two as they are both attempting to save the others life because of their resonating love. This is similar to the conflict between Brutus and Cassius where Brutus kills Caesar for the good of Rome “not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more” the use of juxtaposition accentuates the love that Brutus has for Rome just like the love Peeta and Katniss have for each other and how powerful a motivator this can be in any situation. Cassius on the other hand is motivated by his greed and jealousy “this man is now become a god, and Cassius is a wretched creature, and must bend his body if Caesar carelessly but nod on him” The use of hyperbole and metaphor emphasizes this and resonates the conflicting motives between Cassius and Brutus. The Quarter Quell of the Hunger games sets the perfect background for Collins to shape the characters in a way that reflects her perceived viewpoint of conflicting perspectives which is also presented to the audience by Shakespeare in the events…
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Julia: The girl that Winston eventually falls in love with. I find Julia to be a burden for Winston because I feel like she’s constantly holding him back. When Winston gets captured into Room 101, he eventually falls into acceptance of The Big Brother because he loves Julia.…
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She takes risks only to gain pleasure from breaking the small rules, like having relations with Winston, who thinks she is a serious follower of the government. “'It's this bloody thing that does it,' she said, ripping off the scarlet sash of the Junior Anti-Sex League and flinging it onto a bough.” (127). This shows how effortlessly she can rebel against the Party whose routine she pretends to religiously follow. Secondly, she enjoys stealing food from members of 'The Inner Party', like real chocolate, and coffee, which leaves Winston in awe. “'How did you manage to get hold of all these things?' 'It's all Inner Party stuff. There's nothing those swine don't have, nothing.'” (147). This proves how Julia enjoys being rebellious towards the party when it comes to breaking the small rules. Lastly, Julia pretends to enjoy Big Brothers rules of living, but really, she tries to hide her laughter while they do their routine 'Two Minute Hate' which proves your patriotism towards The Party. “She also stirred a sort of heavy envy in him by telling him that during the Two Minutes Hate her great difficulty was to avoid bursting out laughing.” (160). This final act of rebellion shows that Julia is careless and wants the freedom of having no government ruling her life. Julia is rebelling solely for the purpose of having the freedom of living without the power of the government watching over her every move, every…
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The characters, Julia and Parsons, are very different.While Parsons is an unattractive man who supports the Party, Julia is a young, attractive woman who despises the Party very much. These depictions are what make Winston like Julia, and hate Parsons as much as he does. A similarity between characters has to do with O’Brien and Julia. They both plan a secret meeting with Winston, and both have watched Winston without him knowing anything. O’Brien’s plan to meet Winston is by walking with Winston and telling him to stop by his place to grab something. He gives Winston his address, and Winston gives O’Brien his attention. Julia takes a different approach, but it is still as effective. She knocks into Winston on the street, and in the process of him helping her up, she gives Winston a note. After Winston reads the note, he knows that the two need to meet. No matter the differences, these characters all played roles that shaped Winston’s life and perspective of…
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Her mother falls into a heavy depression, and she is forced to take care of her six year old sister. . Katniss and her sister are starving, but she learns archery, and hunting in the woods in order to feed her family. Through the hardships of losing emotional contact with her mother, losing her father, and her family being on the brink of starvation, Katniss learns to be caring, yet tries to hide emotions from the ones closest to her. Katniss' mother falling into depression teaches her how to take care of her her little sister, Prim. This illustrates that any hardship can be a tremendous opportunity to learn from. Due to a tragic accident, one can acquire skills as an effect of it. For example, Katniss becomes capable of being responsible for more than just herself, and caring for others. Furthermore, due to heavy oppression from the Capitol, which is the government of Panem, Katniss learns the concept of justice. Katniss developed the skill of rebelling, and rallying others, and she becomes the face of rebellion for the districts of Panem. Katniss becomes a true inspiration for many people, and if Katniss hadn't felt the affects of oppression from the Capitol so personally because of her rebellious act in the 74th Hunger Games, Katniss learns to fight for her family, fight for her life, and fight for what is…
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