Ultimate Sacrafice

Literature Question:

            In the novel 1984, what does George Orwell point out about the amount of sacrifices people will make for their loved ones?

Thesis:

            In George Orwell’s novel 1984, Winston and Julia develop an attraction for each other, then soon start facing different obstacles and hardships to keep their relationship on going.  They had to hide their tracks, make sure no one is spying on them, see each other for so little time, stay in unsanitary rooms, and had to constantly be on the move.  In Oceania, “All marriages between party members had to be approved by a committee appointed for the purpose, and –though the principle was never clearly stated-permission was always refused if the couple concerned gave the impression of being physically attracted to one another”(Orwell 65).  No one had the freedom to be with who they truly want to be with or love.  As for Julia and Winston, they realized that it is possible to have this affectionate feeling without being caught and punished for it.  They would rather have a few minutes with each other every now and then, and keep their relationship going; rather than ending their relationship and leaving this feeling behind. As George Orwell stated, despite how the room looked like, it felt like paradise to them.  It was their time to feel freedom again; they didn’t have to hide their true thoughts, their feelings, or themselves.  The room was the only place they can be their true selves again(150).

            Winston and Julia would go miles for each other, and sacrifice whatever they needed too just to continue seeing each other.  There sacrifices they’d make for one another had no limitations.  Just as parents have no limitations to support and protect their own.  In the Philippines, there are many mothers out there that work abroad (usually Dubai, Japan, or Middle Eastern countries) just to make money and support their families back home.  The jobs that they’d encounter in these places would usually be maids, or a caregiver.  Filipino’s adore their families, and show a huge significance in them, just as Julia and Winston adore the feeling they get when they’re with one another.  What people don’t usually know is that there are many cases where the mother is getting abused, beaten, raped, etc.  Mothers would continue to work for these people, even after getting beat numerous times; just to continue making money and support their families.  What was happening to them abroad would hurt them physically, and mentally, but the sacrifices these mothers made also had no limitations.  Some mothers get beaten nearly to death, and will still work till the hour for their families.  Mothers will sacrifice as much as they need to just to have their family together, just as much as Julia and Winston will sacrifice for each other.