- "Four, five, six - seven times they met during the month of June. Winston has dropped his habit of drinking gin at all hours. He seemed to have lost the need for it. He had grown fatter, his varicose ulcer had subsided ... The process of life had ceased to be intolerable ... or shout curses at the top of his voice." (p. 150)
Orwell captures the feeling of love within this passage, showing that having a companion can cure an intolerable lifestyle. Throughout 1984, the citizens of Oceania are trained to not feel any sort of attraction toward the opposite sex. People are living in constant fear and hatred; emotions are controlled so harshly there is barely any freedom. However, for a small part of Winton's life, he finds Julia who undoubtedly makes life more bearable. Her presence even begins to cure Winston's addiction to alcohol and tobacco (vices he turns to in moments of stress and irritability), and his varicose ulcer is in control (something that frequently acts up).
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