Having trouble converting string to Boolean

public static void main(String[] args) {
    Console console = System.console();
    /*  Some terms:
        noun - Person, place or thing
        verb - An action
        adjective - A description used to modify or describe a noun
        Enter your amazing code here!
    */
// __Name__ is a __adjective__ __noun__. they are always __adverb__ __verb__.
  String ageAsString = console.readline ("How old are you?    ");
  int age = Integer.parseInt(ageAsString);
  if (age < 13) {
    //Insert exit code
    console.printf("Sorry you must be at least 13 to use this program.\n");
    System.exit(0);
  }
  String name = console.readLine("Enter a name:  ");
  String adjective = console.readLine("Enter an adjective:  ");
  String noun = console.readLine("Enter a noun:  ");
  if (noun.equals("dork")){
       console.printf("Well thats not nice. Exiting. \n\n");
       System.exit(0);
  }
  String adverb = console.readLine("Enter an adverb:  ");
  String verb = console.readLine("Enter a verb ending with -ing:  ");

  console.printf("Your TreeHouseStory:\n-------------------\n");
  console.printf("%s is a %s %s.   ", name, adjective, noun);
  console.printf("They are alway %s %s.\n", adverb , verb);
}