8/16

When reading book 2, chapter 2, I found that the turning point in Winston's view of Julia was when they had finally had a real chance to look at eachother and he asks, "Now that you have seen what I'm really like, can you still bear to look at me?" And then Julia without hesitating, replies "Yes, easily." Then he realizes that it doesnt matter to this girl what he looks like, the only important thing is that she likes him for him. I also found major irony in this chapter a couple different places. One was when she ripped off her Junior Anti-Sex League sash and later they make love. Also, after they get done getting jiggy wit it, I found major irony in their conversation about her previous "relations." Winston asks if She has done this before with other men, and she says that she has. To most guys, that would be a turn off, but to Winston, he wouldn't have it any other way.
In chapter 3, i think we figure out that Winston and Julia have different reasons for sneaking off together. Winston thinks he is in love with this girl but yet she is sneaking around because she enjoys outsmarting the Party.
Winston is obviously not thinking from his head, but from a different part of his body when he rents the apartment building. The lady singing while doing her laundry has to be foreshadowing of something bad going to happen. Her singing reminds me of in scary movies when you see a person about to be murdered, alot of times there is nice calm relaxing music and then all of the sudden the person gets slaughtered or something...so i was thinking that this could maybe be foreshadowing for Winston to be getting caught. Then when Julia tells Winston that she will someday clean the old church painting, it is completely a perfect example of dramatic irony.
At the end of this section it is very hot, in the middle of summer. Like Foster said in "How to Read Literature like a Professor", summer means youth, so i dont think its a coincidence that the children are singing that song. My prediction for this week is that someone who plays a big part in the story is going to be killed...but i dont know who yet.