What did Parsons daughter do when she was on a hike with her troop?

Parsons apologizes to Winston for his son, who hit him with a toy catapult the other day, and then launches into a story about how his daughter followed a suspicious man during a troop hike and reported him to the authorities, claiming he was a foreigner because he was wearing "a funny kind of shoes."
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Why is Parsons proud of his daughter what did she do and why did she do it?

Parsons proud of his daughter? His daughter turned another man into BB for being a spy. She followed him in the woods and noticed he was wearing shoes she had never seen before. Since the shoes were different, he must be from a different country and a SPY!
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What does Parsons brag about his daughter doing?

Parsons brags about his children for doing what? He is proud of his children for loving Big Brother. He is proud that they are part of the junior spies and anti- sex league. And also proud for having a desire to see people get hanged.
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How does Parsons feel about his daughter?

Parsons sees the betrayal as a representation of how he raised his daughter right. He is proud of her. Before Winston is interrogated, he sees many prisoners escorted off to room 101.
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Why is Parsons proud of his little girl?

When Winston questions Parson about his crime and his guilt, Parsons confesses that he must indeed be guilty. He had been denounced by his daughter for saying, "Down with Big Brother"in his sleep. He is extremely proud that his daughter had the strength and courage to denounce her father.
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1984, Chapter 5



What is Parsons attitude towards his sweet children especially his daughter?

What is Parsons's attitude towards his sweet children, esp. his daughter? Seems both proud and afraid of his kids (Spies) vigilance. Daughter turns in a man after following him.
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What was in room 101?

Room 101 is a place introduced in the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. It is a torture chamber in the Ministry of Love in which the Party attempts to subject a prisoner to his or her own worst nightmare, fear or phobia.
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Who are the Parsons children?

In Mrs. Parsons's apartment, Winston is tormented by the fervent Parsons children, who, being Junior Spies, accuse him of thoughtcrime. The Junior Spies is an organization of children who monitor adults for disloyalty to the Party, and frequently succeed in catching them—Mrs.
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How many children does Mrs Parsons have?

Mrs.

The wife of Tom Parsons and neighbor of Winston's. A tired, aged woman with "dust in the creases of her face," Mrs. Parsons is the mother of two horrific children belonging to the Spies and Youth League and who are bound to eventually denounce her and her husband to the Thought Police.
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Who turned Parsons in for talking in his sleep?

Tom Parsons, age 35, is sweaty, fat, pink−faced and fair−haired. He is also not very bright, a zealous man who worships the Party. Eventually, his daughter turns him in for Thought crime because he says “Down with the Party” in his sleep.
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What does Parsons brag about 1984?

Parsons exhibits pride about the behavior of his children—behavior that will later condemn him. He even goes on to brag about how his daughter recently turned someone in to the Party because he was wearing funny shoes and so must be a foreign spy.
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What happens to the chocolate ration in Chapter 5?

From the telescreen comes a loud announcement that, among other things, the chocolate ration is going up. Winston distinctly remembers that, just the day before, the ration was being reduced and he wonders if he is alone in this memory.
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What is an ear trumpet 1984?

Parsons brags about his children turning in a man for wearing funny shows, setting an old woman on fire, and listening at keyholes with an "ear trumpet". These acts all foreshadow his children turning him in after listening at his keyhole and hearing him denounce Big Brother while he is asleep.
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How does Parsons feel about being imprisoned as a result of his own daughter?

Parsons felt his daughter did the right thing, as he completely supported the Party and conceded guilt. He was actually proud of her actions in reporting him, a very proud Papa. "It was my little daughter,' said Parsons with a sort of doleful pride. 'She listened at the keyhole.
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Does Winston get vaporized?

At the end Winston is never actually vaporized but it is assumed that he will be vaporized.
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Does Winston go to jail?

In the totalitarian state of Oceania, Winston Smith works in the Ministry of Truth rewriting the state's history as the state requires. His curiosity about having a different life, one with freedom and joy and love, causes him to break laws and get arrested. Then he is imprisoned.
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What is so frightening about Mrs Parsons kids?

Parsons is nervous around her children because it is possible that her own children might turn her in for being unorthodox. Children are spies for the government and many children have denounced their parents to the Thought Police. Mrs.
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How do the Parsons children behave Why is Mrs Parsons nervous around them?

How do the Parsons children behave & why do they make their mother nervous? They are apart of the Junior Spies & constantly question people. She is afraid they might turn her in. A child who overhears their parents saying something that goes against Big Brother & turns them in.
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Who is the dark haired girl in 1984?

Julia is a dark-haired, twenty-six-year-old employed as a machine operator in the Fiction Department at the Ministry of Truth. Looking like a zealous Party member, she wears an (ironic) Anti-Sex sash around her waist, and always participates passionately during the Two Minutes Hate.
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How do Parsons children play around Winston?

Winston has his arms elbows-deep in the cabbage-water infestation when the seven and nine-year-old Parsons children burst from their room in a game of cops and robbers, only they're dresses as “Spies” and yelling things like “thought-criminal!” and “traitor!” at each other while pointing toy guns.
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What is a child hero?

What is a "child hero"? A "child hero" is a child who turns their parents into BB for committing a Thoughtcrime.
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What is a Facecrime?

facecrime (countable and uncountable, plural facecrimes) A facial expression considered unacceptable.
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What was the scary room in 1984?

Room 101 is a prison chamber in 1984 in which a prisoner's worst fear is manifested, as determined by the Party. The Party, through their various means of investigating and spying on their citizens, is all-knowing (as Winston is reminded of when he's arrested.)
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How does 1984 end?

1984 Ending

At the end of George Orwell's 1984, Winston Smith, the protagonist, and his lover, Julia, are captured by the Thought Police. Winston, from whose point of view the story is written, is tortured for a length of time. He resists at first but finally gives in when his torturer, O'Brien, uses rats against him.
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What was Julia's Room 101?

Room 101, located in the Ministry of Love, is the room where prisoners are sent to be confronted by their deepest fear. Readers learn early in the novel that Winston is terrified of rats.
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