One day, a girl runs into Winston and passes him a note that says, “I LOVE YOU” (Orwell 108). Winston is caught completely off guard. Love for another person is not an emotion that exists in Winston's world. He knows it's dangerous, he knows it could be a trap. But Winston's newfound rebellious streak allows him to continue having a romance with Julia. They could not express their relationship in public or private as they could easily be overheard by the Thought Police, so the couple meets in a park where there are no cameras or microphones to spy on them. He found a rebellious companion in Julia. It is not that he loves her but, rather, “Everything that hinted at corruption always filled him with a wild hope” (Orwell 122). Winston is gripped by the need to become even more corrupt. In every possible way, Winston wants to stick it to the man: “No emotion was pure, for everything was mixed with fear and hatred. Their embrace had been a battle, the climax a victory. It was a blow to the Party. It was a political act” (Orwell 126). Winston only had an affair with Julia because it was another way for him to rebel. There is fear mixed with his complex feelings for Julia. Winston's act of rebellion is escalating. At first it was simply a matter of purchasing a diary to secretly express his opinions. Now it's a relationship with Julia. He brought another person into his life who shares his feelings for the Party. At this stage in his life, Winston no longer feels crazy, “But after reading it he knew better than before that he was not crazy. Being in the minority, even if composed of a minority, didn't make you crazy. There was truth and there was falsehood, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad” (Orwell 217). Now he knows the truth. He knows that the Party has changed the past and fed civilians with lies and propaganda. The truth is right before his eyes and he knows it