1984 Post 7: Plot Twists

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The plot twists in this book are impeccable. There was not too many, just enough to have you falling out of your chair when you find out Julia isn’t really another female puppet of the anti-sex league, but instead a silent rebel mimicking the party to not trace any suspicions towards her. When there are too many plot twists the reader begins to expect them. Even if the are not an abundant of plot twists, in some books the plow twists are not well hidden, and you can see what is going to happen from a mile away. The author maintains a concrete “alibi” for each cover-up, for example. For example, the lack of knowledge of Julia makes us build up a character from what we know, what Winston knows. And that is that Julia is a heavily devoted member of the party that works in the fiction department and is a part of the anti-sex league. When she is revealed to be someone who “follows the little rules to get away with breaking the big ones”, it all makes sense; she is keeping her friends close and enemies closer (Even though you are not meant to have friendships, it’s a figure of speech). And it also explains why she rarely talks to anyone and why Winston expected her to be a spy. She kept her head low and stopped from gaining any attention. I found her perspective of living in such a world to be clever thinking. Live in a silent rebellion so you aren’t penalized for living your life the way you want, which is something that you shouldn’t be punished for anyways.

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