Final answer:
The original question pertains to characters from George Orwell's novel '1984', where Parsons ends up in the same cell as Winston after his child reports him for thoughtcrime.
Step-by-step explanation:
The excerpt provided seems to be from a work of fiction, where a character named Wolfe is seen scratching the iron bars of a window with a piece of tin.
Another character, Haley, comments on Wolfe's fruitless effort. However, this passage does not relate to the original question about how Parsons ends up in the cell with Winston.
The student's question likely refers to the characters Parsons and Winston from George Orwell's novel 1984. In the story, Parsons is brought into the cell where Winston is being held after being reported to the Thought Police by his own child for committing thoughtcrime.
Parsons confesses to Winston that his daughter overheard him speaking against the Party in his sleep.