In chapter V of part one, Julia is introduced when Winston is having lunch with Syme and talking about newspeak. She is described as, “…the girl with dark hair. she was looking at him in a sidelong way, but with curious intensity” (Orwell 61). The way Julia looked at him was uneasy, and he noticed that she followed him around sometimes watching him. Winston initially thought she was a spy for the thought police or a goody-two-shoes party member. Winston notes that it was because the younger generation is subject to follow more blindly than the older generation who has seen the faults of Big Brother. But to the contrary, Julia was the complete opposite of what Winston first thought. Julia was young but wasn’t the typical young follower of Big Brother. She rebelled and disliked the things that Big Brother believed in. Her character juxtaposes the ideal character of a young member of the party. We get more of her character in the first few chapters of part two. In part two, we see Julia for who she truly is, not a spy but a rebel.
Julia rebels with Wisnton by having a love affair, so her nature is the opposite of what was mentioned before. Julia was now pictured by the following, “Julia, in any case, seldom had an evening completely free. She spent an astonishing amount of time attending lectures and demonstrations, distributing literature for the Junior Anti-Sex League, preparing banners for Hate Week, making collections for the savings campaign, and such like activities. It paid, she said; it was camouflage” (129). This meant that Julia put an act on every day, acting like a good party member, but in reality, she was doing it so that the thought police wouldn’t look into her when she broke bigger rules. Julia was showing her independence from the party and her carefree nature that she had but seemed to not have at the same time. Julia’s character is interesting because she dances on the tip of a double-edged sword willing to rebel but also willing to act like a servant so she can rebel. Her character is someone who knows to be overly cautious and still has fun.