Writing Prompt # 2

One of the strongest human drives appear to be a desire for power. In George Orwell's 1984, some of the characters were trying to go against that power. In the novel, the party wanted complete control, and anyone who questioned it was gone. One character, Julia, decided to fight against what she believed to be wrong.

Julia looked to be the ideal citizen in Oceania, but deep inside she hated it, along with their givernment. She would foloow their orders, go to any functions, and join in with the rallies that were being made against the enemy. But in reality, Julia was going against the Party; wearing make-up, having sex whenever she pleased, and thinking whatever she wanted.

Julia and Winston Smith, decided in about the middle of the novel- that they were going to stand up and fight against the party. They knew because of how they felt for each other and their thoughts about the party, that they were destined to be killed in a matter of time.

The author, George Orwell, used power struggle to enhance the meaning of the work, by having O'Brien made out to be a friend of Winston and Julia, but in the end, he was the enemy. But O'Brien had to struggle with the two of them because he knew from the beginning that they were against the Party, and he alsoknew they had an attraction to one another. O'Brien had to initially pretend he was on their side, and then, seperate the two of them, and uses multiple forces to get them to side with the Party, and mentally believe in what the Party said was the truth. This adds meaning to the work, because although someone may have a high level of power, there are going to be poeple who are not going to agree with that person, and are going to fight to the end in what they believe in. And when that situation occurs that person with the power either has to give them he opportunity to continue to fight, or use whatever is necessary to change their opinion and how they look at things.

Another way the author used power struggle to enhance the work, was by, at first he made it as if Julia and Winston were one of the few people in the world who were fighting against the Party. But towards the end of the novel, when they were in the jail cells, many other citizens from Ocenia were being brought in, becuase they too had something against the Party. This adds meaning becuase, usually when something isn't right- it may seem as if one is the only one fighting against it, but no- there are other people fighting too, and that particular gorvenment now has to struggle to keep those against it and those for it, seperate.

George Orwell showed many examples of power struggle, from how those aginst it looked at it, and how the government looked at it. Julia took a stand, and struggled and fought against the government until ultimately she could fight no longer.