Winston's Relationship In 'Not Afraid' By Jason Derulo

Music influences many people's lives every day. Songs help bring back memories of past events. Throughout the novel, 1984, there are several songs that can relate to the ideas and phenomenon's in the life of Winston Smith and the others involved in the novel. Winston thought he was well liked by many, but in a blink of an eye he was being betrayed. There are many songs that can relate to the novel from a various amount of singers.
To begin, a song that can be used to describe Winston and Julia’s relationship is “If It Ain’t Love” by Jason Derulo. There is a particular line that relates to the novel very well, the line says, “if it ain’t love, why does it feel so good?” These lyrics describe the relationship between Winston and Julia, because
Eminem sings the lyrics, “I'm not afraid, To take a stand, Everybody, Come take my hand, We'll walk this road together.” These lyrics describe Winston and Julia’s relationship, because they rebelled against the government by forming a unwanted relationship. They also rebelled against the government by swearing into the Brotherhood. Winston and Julia were not afraid to take a stand against the government. They said they are willing to do anything including killing innocent people, and giving up their own lives. The only condition they did not agree on was splitting up. The act of swearing in to the Brotherhood showed that Julia and Winston were not afraid of Big Brother, and they were willing to do whatever came their way. Winston also mentioned throughout the novel that “if there is hope..it lies in the Proles.” Winston believed that the Proles have a shot at overthrowing the party, because they make up 85 percent of the population. The song “Not Afraid” relates to his idea, because if the Proles decided to rebel against the party he would be willing to take their hand and go through the challenges they could possibly
Both the title and the lyrics throughout the song can relate to the government of the society. As mentioned in the prior paragraph, love is frowned upon unless it is solely for Big Brother. In the totalitarian society there can be marriage, but there cannot be love between the couple. The marriage between men and women is watched closely. There is a complete loss of privacy as individuals are watched in their homes. The members of the society cannot do anything in peace and they cannot love each other or they will be punished. The marriage between Winston and his wife Katherine became frigid and cold resulting in a separation between the two of them. The novel concludes and Winston loves no one but Big Brother. In conclusion, a various amount of songs can be related to the novel 1984. There are many connections to songs that can be made through many characters and events within the story. Throughout the novel there are characters that love, hate, and betray Winston. The society is rough and the life Winston lives is different, but in the end he does not know any better than to love Big