Weegy: Young people should give deference to parents, teachers, and police officers. Deference means: "respect".
User: In 1984, why does O'Brien use rats to torture Winston?
Answer
In the future, rats carry horrible diseases that make them more deadly than anything else.
These are mutant rats that have razor sharp teeth and strong jaws.
Winston is very afraid of rats.
O'Brien doesn't want to kill Winston; he just wants to hurt Winston.
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