Who turns Mr Parsons in to the Thought Police?

Though professing to love Big Brother, he is heard by his daughter, who eavesdrops on him in his bedroom, to say in his sleep, "Down with Big Brother." His daughter turns him in to the Thought Police, and Winston encounters him in the Ministry of Love before he is presumably executed.
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Who denounced Parsons during investigation?

Parsons is brought in for committing thoughtcrime. His daughter had denounced him for saying, "Down with Big Brother." He tells Winston he must have been guilty and was glad the Thought Police had stopped him before it went any further.
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Who turned Mr Parsons 1984?

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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Why did Parsons daughter report a man to the police 1984?

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 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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Who turned Parsons in?

Though professing to love Big Brother, he is heard by his daughter, who eavesdrops on him in his bedroom, to say in his sleep, "Down with Big Brother." His daughter turns him in to the Thought Police, and Winston encounters him in the Ministry of Love before he is presumably executed.
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What did Parsons do in 1984?

In George Orwell's 1984, fear of Big Brother enabled the control of the masses of Inner and Outer Party members. Tom Parsons, a member of the Outer Party and employee at the Ministry of Truth was no exception. Tom was an active community member and leader.
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What did Parsons daughter do?

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 did Parsons want from Winston?

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. Winston thinks about her husband, Tom Parsons. He is the type of person who The Party really likes and who they depend on to function.
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Who does O'Brien turn out to?

He seems to be close to Big Brother and may even be part of a collective that makes up Big Brother. O'Brien seems to be a co-conspirator and friend to Winston Smith until the third part of the novel, when he is revealed as a zealous Party leader who had been closely watching Winston for years.
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Is Parsons an agent of Goldstein?

Anyway, Parsons's revolting little kids were just itching to denounce someone to the authorities and in the end young Susan did just that to her dad. Not that Parsons objected, mind you—quite the contrary: “Keep away from me, Smith. I'm an agent of Goldstein's.
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Who is the dark haired girl 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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Who is the alleged traitor whose face is shown to start the 2 minute hate?

Emmanuel Goldstein is introduced as the Enemy of the People during the Two Minutes Hate at the beginning of the novel. He was once an important member of the Party but became a traitor.
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What does the chinless man do and what happens to him?

what happens between the starving men and the chinless man? The chinless man offers the starving man a piece of bread. The chinless man gets beaten for trying to give it to him.
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What happens in the last chapter of 1984?

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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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Who was Mr Parsons?

Mr Parsons was a lock-keeper on the Oxford Canal. He was known for being a stickler for the rules, but equally for trying to work as little as possible.
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Who is Talcott Parsons and what did he do?

Talcott Parsons (December 13, 1902 – May 8, 1979) was an American sociologist of the classical tradition, best known for his social action theory and structural functionalism. Parsons is considered one of the most influential figures in sociology in the 20th century.
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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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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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What do both Syme and Parsons ask Winston?

Both Syme and Parsons ask Winston if he has any razor blades. Winston believes the girl with dark hair might be spying on him. Facecrime is Newspeak for the punishable offense of having an improper expression on one's face.
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Why is Parsons in the Ministry of Love?

Parsons is brought in for committing thoughtcrime. His daughter had denounced him for saying, "Down with Big Brother." He tells Winston he must have been guilty and was glad the Thought Police had stopped him before it went any further.
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What are the Parsons?

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. The Parsons family represent the blind acceptance of ideology and loyalty to the party.
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Why is Mrs Parsons so scared of her own kids?

-Mrs. Parsons is nervous around her children because it is possible that her own children might turn her in for being unorthodox.
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Does Julia betray Winston?

The meeting with Julia resolves some unanswered questions: She did indeed betray Winston, in the same way that he betrayed her. She is becoming like the other women in the novel, sexless and undesirable, just as a woman of the Inner Party should be.
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What was clogging the Parsons kitchen sink?

Mrs Parsons brought the spanner. Winston let out the water and disgustedly removed the clot of human hair that had blocked up the pipe. He cleaned his fingers as best he could in the cold water from the tap and went back into the other room.
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