In yet another scene of Winston's private life that Orwell allows us to observe, Winston is writing in his diary about a past sexual encounter he had with a prostitute. He recalls the Party's views about sex: that it should only be done for the purpose of producing a child and never for pleasure. And until Winton knows Julia, he is one of the many people manipulated by the government by this message. At the beginning of the novel, Winston's sexual fantasies were strangely wicked and immoral. I think this is due to the repression of his own sexuality. It makes him have violent impulses but he never lashes out, which is enough for the Party.
As the novel progresses, we are learning more and more about Lauren's neighborhood. Certain social dynamics are revealed that were previously hidden, which I find very interesting. There are outcasts of the neighborhood in the Dunn family, who Lauren claims are commonly known as crazy. We learn this because of the fire that Amy Dunn causes, highlighting her destructive presence. Elsewhere, Mrs. Sims' cousins have inherited her house after her suicide. They are suspicious that people robbed the house when it was empty and generally don't trust anyone despite Lauren's father's claims. This leads to Lauren disliking them, which I'm sure will lead to problems in the future. The moment anyone remotely malicious entered the neighborhood, tense conflicts arise.
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