Julia

There are not very many main characters within 1984, and one of the few is Julia. Julia works in the same building as Winstin, the Ministry on Truth, in the novel department. When Winstin sees her he is at the two minutes hate, and he manages to transfers his hate onto her. He is filled up with the desire to bet her to death and to rape her. He also realizes that he is feeling these emotions because he want's her but can't have her because she's young, beautiful and a member of the junior anti-sex league. Later on the in novel Winstin is walking down a street when he sees Julia fall. When he stops to help her up she transfers a note into her hand saying i love you. This confuses Winstin, but also fills him up with hope. He confronts Julia about the note and she tells him about a place where they can talk without being overheard. Whe he meets her there they begin their love affair. While talking with Julia, Winstin discovers many things about her. Julia hides withen crowds and volunteer groups, pretending to be the perfect 'drone'. She rebels with "secret disobediance and isolated acts of violence" but yearns to do something great to bring the Party down. She admits the she's not suscepitable to the Party's propaganda, and has to hold herself back from laughing during the two minutes hate. Yet although she hates the Party, she takes no interest in it.

To me, Julia seems a little shallow. She is stubbon and had a narrow idea. Her one goal besides being with Winstin is to bring down the Party, but she also wants to be the one who does it. She is not content with being a small part of the destruction, she want the pleasure of commiting the task, and is prepared to do anything to achieve her goal. This kind of reminds me of a hitman. Taking down something you have no interest in and having no regerets afterwards.