What is ironic about the voluntary donation that Winston makes to Parsons?

What is ironic about the voluntary donation that Winston makes to the Parsons? Winston believes that the proles
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are immortal and are replaceable.
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What is ironic about Parsons praise for the Ministry of Plenty?

What is ironic about Parsons' praise for the Ministry of Plenty on page 61? This is ironic because Parsons somehow believes the Ministry is doing a great job when, at the same time, he can't even get something as basic as a razor blade.
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What did Parsons want from Winston and why?

Mrs.

Chapter 2 begins as Winston answers the door. He sees Mrs. Parsons, one of his neighbors, who wants him to come to her apartment and fix her clogged sink while her husband is at work. Winston does not want to go but agrees to help her.
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Why does Winston think Parsons will not be vaporized?

Parsons, Syme, and Winston will be vaporized. Mr. Parsons will not because he is beetle-like and quacks and does what the Party wants him to do and thinks what they want him to think. What is "facecrime?"
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What does Winston buy and what about this object was appealing?

What does Winston buy and what about this object was appealing? coral embedded in glass. It was appealing because it belonged to a different age.
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How will a voluntary donation affect you?



Is Winston shot at the end of 1984?

Winston survives all the way to the end of George Orwell's 1984.
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Who turned Parsons in for thoughtcrime?

Winston's neighbor, Parsons, is arrested by the Thought Police for thoughtcrime in one particular section of the novel. He was turned in, Parsons says, by his own daughter who heard him talking in his sleep.
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Has Winston ever happened to you?

'Has it ever occurred to you, Winston, that by the year 2050, at the very latest, not a single human being will be alive who could understand such a conversation as we are having now?' 'Except-' began Winston doubtfully, and he stopped.
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Who does Winston think will be vaporized?

Winston believes that Syme will be vaporized one day because he is too intelligent for the party to handle. He sees too clearly and speaks too plainly.
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Was it possible that they could swallow that after only twenty four hours?

Was it possible that they could swallow that, after only twenty-four hours? Yes, they swallowed it. Parsons swallowed it easily, with the stupidity of an animal.
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What did Winston borrow from Mrs Parsons?

a copy of a children's history textbook which he had borrowed from Mrs Parsons, and began copying a passage into the diary: What did he take out of the drawer and what did he do with it?
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What happens to Parsons Winston's neighbor?

The knock at the door is Winston's neighbor, Mrs. Parsons, who asks him to unclog her sink because her husband, Tom Parsons, who works with Winston in the Ministry of Truth, is not home. Winston Smith obliges her and is accosted by her children, who call him a traitor, a thought criminal, and finally, Goldstein.
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What did Parsons daughter do when she was on a hike with her troop?

She was with a hiking troop to Berkhamsted. She and two other girls slipped from the hiking team and started following a stranger. After having followed him for two hours, the three had handed him over to the patrol. Winston was taken aback and asked Parsons why his daughter did that.
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Why is it ironic that Winston chooses not to put the picture on the wall?

It is ironic that he chooses not to buy the picture on the wall because it represents everything that he has been about in the book before this point and by not purchasing it, Winston is essentially denying himself and his life as the reader has come to know it.
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What is ironic about Winston's attitude after reading?

The major irony is that Winston thought that he could hide his journal, writing, thoughts, hatred of Big Brother, by hiding his activities and putting on the proper face.
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Why did Parsons Daughter report a man to the police?

Why did Parson's daughter report a man to the police? She spotted the man wearing funny shoes so she thought he was an enemy agent.
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What happened to Winston's wife?

Winston's former wife Katherine hated sex, and as soon as they realized they would never have children, they separated. Winston desperately wants to have an enjoyable sexual affair, which he sees as the ultimate act of rebellion.
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How old is Winston Smith?

Personality. Winston is stated as being 39 years old at the beginning of the book.
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Why was Syme vaporized?

Your English class was right, Syme was vaporized because he was smart. The reason for this can be found when Syme is explaining Newspeak to Winston. Syme explains the reasons why language is being destroyed-he understands what he is doing.
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Who destroys words for a living 1984?

Newspeak is the only language that destroys words instead of adding new ones. The vocabulary continually gets smaller. When the Eleventh Edition of the Newspeak Dictionary is finished, every needed concept will be expressed by exactly one word. All meanings will be rigidly defined.
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How does Winston save himself?

1) How does Winston save himself? -Winston saves himself by putting someone between himself and the rats, his biggest fear. He transfers his punishment to another to Julia, betraying her. This act finalizes the reconstruction of his new mind so that the old mind will never take over.
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Who is watching Winston in the cafeteria?

Winston sees the dark-haired girl from the Fiction Department (Julia) staring at him, and he is sure that she is a member of the Thought Police. He muses about many of the people he knows and whether they will eventually be vaporized or not.
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Who truly is O Brien?

Who truly is O'Brien? What do he and Charrington have in common? He is a party member who was previously caught for thoughtcrime. He had been 'cured'.
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What do the Parsons children represent in 1984?

Parsons children do cause a threat to Winston due to the fact that they are trained all the way to the deepest parts of their body to find those that commit "thought crime" and go against the government. These children could represent the Hitler youth because of the way Hitler youth acted in their upbringings.
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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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