Journal #2 1984

Motifs-The days following his first iterations with Julia and receiving the note that said "I love you", Winston is tormented by the fact that it was so hard to be with people and that even in his own home he was not able to think about anything or speech out loud to himself.The only time Winston is able to think about things is in bed while the lights are off. As long as he does not make any sound the telescreen will not know what he is doing. "It was not till twenty-three hours, when he was home in bed-in the darkness, where you were safe even from the telescreen so long as you kept silent-that he was able to think continuously" (Orwell 109). So far through the book the motif of darkness or lack of light has come up. In this case the lack of light is helping Winston hid a crime. It is giving him the ability to think about Julia and what he is planning to do.

Setting- The setting of the book continues to break Winston down as a character. He is well aware that he is being watched at all times. From the first third of the book to the second third, Winston still has the scene of being watched and sort of tracked. "In any case they had been standing straight in front of a telescreen when the thing happened" (Orwell 106). This was part of the book when Julia slipped him the note that said 'I love you', he was not able to determine if it was a trap or if it really had a meaning. The use of the setting created many different situations that Winston could have gone through. Throughout the book so far the setting has created many options for Winston. It is hard for him to see a clear answer for his solutions. He always has to be on his toes in order to stay undetected by the thought police. This is why the setting of the book alters the way Winston lives his life.

Language-
"'What time do you leave work?'
 'Eighteen-thirty.'
'Where can we meet?'
'Victory Square, near the monument.'
'It's full of telescreens.'
'It doesn't matter if there's a crowd.'
'Any signal?'
'No. Don't come up to me until you see me among a lot of people. And don't look at me. Just keep somewhere near me.'
'What time'
'Nineteen hours'
'Alright'" (Orwell 113).
This was the first real conversation that Julia and Winston exchanged. It was straight to the point so they would not be detected by the thought police. A lot of the characters conversations have to be simple so not to be thought as of a thought criminal that was talking against the government. Throughout the first two thirds of the book conversations between Winston and others seem all to be the same but in this case it has a real meaning and unlike the others it is a plan. For the first time we see Winston truly interacting with another person within his society.