Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Language Arts- Harrison Bergeron

Answer the following questions about the short story Harrison Bergeron:

1. How is the idea of equality different in 2081 than it is today?

2. What is implied about how much the Constitution has been changed by 2081?

3.  How intelligent are George and Hazel Bergeron?

4.  What technology does George have to wear and what is its purpose?

5.  What an we infer from the fact that Hazel has tears on her cheeks but she has forgotten for the moment what caused her to cry?

6. How are the ballerinas handicapped, and why are they handicapped in the ways they are?

7.  What is the purpose of each of George's handicaps?

8.  What does George think of the handicapping system established by the government?

9.  Describe Harrison's handicaps.  What has the Handicapper General's Office required him to wear, and why?

10.  What does Diana Moon Glampers do do upon arriving in the newsroom's television studio?

11.  What do you think of the approach this society has taken to achieving equality?

12.  Do you think society can be equal?  How should it be equal?


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