In
, 's resourcefulness is one of her most striking characteristics, and this
is shown from her very first meeting with . After falling over in front of the telescreen, Julia
takes Winston's hand and is able to transfer a slip of paper to him, without anybody noticing,
even Winston himself. In fact, it is only after the meeting that he realises what has
happened:
"In the two or three seconds while he was
helping her up the girl had slipped something into his hand. There was no question that she had
done it intentionally."
In addition, Julia is very
resourceful when it comes to arranging meetings with Winston. It is her idea, for example, to
meet in the woods, and she uses her knowledge of the Party's surveillance techniques to keep
their liaisons secret and to avoid detection:
"We can
come here once again," said Julia. "Its generally safe to use any hide-out twice. But
not for another month or two, of course."
Finally,
Julia is also very adept at overcoming the problem of rationing to secure certain goods for
herself and Winston. She procures chocolate from the Black Market, for instance, using her
clean-cut image to deflect attention from her activities, as she explains to Winston:
"I always look cheerful and I never shirk anything. Always yell
with the crowd, thats what I say. Its the only way to be safe."
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