Important Charecters

The two most important characters in the book are Winston and Julia. Both characters represent the dangers and reality of such a totalitarian government. Winston primarily represents the fear and the loss of hope by citizens. He is a man that is stuck in a troubled time that has been haunted by the government throughout his entire life. Winston continues to worry about the police throughout the book and is attempting to find ways to unlock the lies of the government. Julia's deeper symbolism is the slight hope Winston may have in his life. He met her when he was terrified and scared of the thought police. She was much younger than him yet was in live with him. She is a rebel that goes against all governmental views. She seems to be some type of link to the past because she has ideas from the past and is attracted to Winston, like Winston's attraction to the past. They are both warnings for us to see how normal people like ourselves could be just as easily affected by a government as the characters in 1984.