Harrison Bergeron Questions
Skills: Drawing Conclusions & Characterization
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1. Reread lines 1-17 on pg. 38 list 3 details about their society. What is your opinion of their society?
2. In what ways are George and Hazel more like robots than humans? Why do you think this is?
3. How would you describe the government in 2081 according to this story? Provide an example from the text.
4. What does it tell you about the world that Harrison lives in if his mother has "average" intelligence and that means she cannot remember anything or think too long about anything?
5. How does the ballerina change from the beginning to the end of the story? How do you know? (a. the author tells you b. her actions c. what other characters say about her?
6. What does the fact that Harrison is able to influence people tell you about how he is a threat to the government?
7. Why does the government want everyone to wear handicaps?
8. How would you describe George and Hazel's reaction to their son's death? Why is their reaction like this?
Directions: 1. Sign in to your Gmail, then go into Blogger 2. Create a Page and title it Harrison Bergeron Questions 3. Answer these questions using 2-3 complete sentences each. You may skip 1 question.
1. Reread lines 1-17 on pg. 38 list 3 details about their society. What is your opinion of their society?
2. In what ways are George and Hazel more like robots than humans? Why do you think this is?
3. How would you describe the government in 2081 according to this story? Provide an example from the text.
4. What does it tell you about the world that Harrison lives in if his mother has "average" intelligence and that means she cannot remember anything or think too long about anything?
5. How does the ballerina change from the beginning to the end of the story? How do you know? (a. the author tells you b. her actions c. what other characters say about her?
6. What does the fact that Harrison is able to influence people tell you about how he is a threat to the government?
7. Why does the government want everyone to wear handicaps?
8. How would you describe George and Hazel's reaction to their son's death? Why is their reaction like this?
2. They are like robots because they are told-forced to think the same as everyone else.
3. The government sucks in that time who would want to be the same there is no individuality it state that "the 211th 212th and 213th amendment of the constitution and the unceasing vigilance of agents of the united states handicapper general".
4. The world they live in is a world without intelligence if you suppose to think the same or that your average intelligence, Think about it if you and every one else in the world were average intelligence you wouldn't be challenged you'd stay the same till you die.5. Well I guess she changes from shy and timid to daring and loving at the beginning of the story George say the ballerinas on stage were graceful and one wore a hideous mask and thought is was because she was too pretty, He then because to think that maybe they shouldn't be handicapped only for his thought to be scattered.
6. I guess goes against everything the government stands for and people find him a threat. They fear he might overthrow them or start some rebellion.
7. For everyone to be equal and so that none was stronger or faster than anyone else.
8.They seamed to be unaffected by their son's death because if they cared then George even cared his handicaps would make him forget.
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