The biggest difference between the Parsons and Winston
Smith is the passing of children. Winston does seem to be older than the Parsons and is
still able to think for himself. The Parsons however, have bought into the society and
the worship of Big Brother enough to be completely brainwashed. Here is how the
narration describes Parson:
He was a fattish but active man of paralyzing
stupidity, a mass of imbecile enthusiasms - one of those completely unquestioning,
devoted drudges on whom, more even than on the Thought Police, the stability of the
Party depended.
Every
character trait within this quote from the second chapter is the complete opposite of
the questioning and intelligent Winston.
The Parsons'
children were consumed with acting like the Thought Police and getting to see the
hanging. This demonstrates what the power of a generation can do with education. Winston
could still remember glimpses of life before the Party, these children were consumed
with the tenants on which the Party stood.
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