1984: Part II Chapters 1 and 2

Why does Winston have conflicting emotions when he sees the dark-haired girl from the fiction department fall down.

• Winston thinks she is spying on him, and some of his fear and hatred of Big Brother has transferred to her. He also has a more human reaction of sympathy for someone who is hurt.

• Winston feels spite for her, because he is attracted to her but can't have her!

• Winston knows that she's only doing it to catch him in a trap. If Winston helps her it will show he is weak and most definitely a thought criminal.

Why is Winston stunned when he reads what the girl wrote on the note she gave him?

• It wasn't written in Newspeak!

• The message "I Love You" was literally the last thing he expected to see written on the note.

• He was stunned because he had no idea what it meant!

• Winston was stunned because she declared her love for him but it wasn't even Valentine's Day!

Why is it so difficult for Winston to meet the girl?

• If Winston's wife had found out, he surely would have been arrested.

• Winston's social calendar is completely full!

• Winston can't find an opportunity to talk with her alone. There are too many telescreens everywhere!

• Winston doesn't know how to speak to women.

In the relationship between Winston and Julia, who seems to be in charge and why?

• Winston knows more about avoiding Big Brother and is clearly in charge.

• Winston is in charge as he has access to the "memory hole" and can make things disappear.

• Julia is clearly in charge since she has a more important job that Winston.

• Julia is clearly in charge as she makes all the arrangements. She also has more experience in avoiding Big Brother's attention.

Why does Winston trust Julia?

• Julia seems very experienced, and he really has no choice unless he is going to reject the relationship.

• Julia told him that she's part of the underground and is attempting to overthrow Big Brother.

• She told Winston that she knows Big Brother personally and thus can get away with more.

• She threated to turn him in to the Thought Police if he didn't listen to her.

Why is Julia attracted to Winston?

• Julia has no idea what it means to be "attracted" to someone. She just seems to "like" Winston but she doesn't know why.

• She's really attracted to men who don't shave.

• Julia saw in his face that he was against the Party and took a chance. Ironically, this skill would actually have made her a good Thought Police officer.

• Julia is attracted to dangerous men who don't play by the rules!

Who is Julia?

• She's a loner who is Pro Big Brother!

• She's a prole who happened to sneak into the ministry where Winston Works.

• She is a member of the Thought Police.

• She is a party member who is 10 or 15 years younger than Winston.

What are Julia's strengths and weaknesses?

• Julia is really good at checkers but not so good at Chess.

• She is clever about playing the role of a good Party member but is actually rebellious and skilled at circumventing rules and finding black market goods. She doesn't like to read and she is quite uninterested in politics.

• She is a loyal Party member who is trying to trick Winston into committing a Thought Crime.