A Goodreads user asked this question about
1984:
Some troublesome misogyny from the book:
At one point, Julia asks Winston what his first impressions of her were. And he states: "'I hated the sight of you...I wanted to rape you and then murder you afterwards."
When I read this, I was like----WTF!!??
Anyone else have similar reaction and/or insight into this strange and troubling moment in the book?
Bernard Watts
The Ministry of Truth could correct those passages.
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