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Harrison Bergeron

Harrison Bergeron. Paul Wilson Spencer Brown Kaz Ueda. The equality was due to which three amendments to the Constitution?. What was used to handicap those more intelligent than others? .

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Harrison Bergeron

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  1. Harrison Bergeron Paul Wilson Spencer Brown Kaz Ueda

  2. The equality was due to which three amendments to the Constitution?

  3. What was used to handicap those more intelligent than others?

  4. How many years in prison along with how large of a fine would be given for each weighted ball taken out of the handicap bags?

  5. Who broke out of prison and claimed himself as the Emperor?

  6. Who shot the person mentioned in question 4?

  7. Summary • It’s the year of 2081. People are made equal by devices which bring them down to the normalcy level in the story. Harrison is a sort of genetic superman that breaks his handicaps on television and for a brief time shows the world the beauty of human beings. He rebels against the society and is killed before he has finished his dance.

  8. Kurt Vonnegut • 1922–2007 • Born in Indianapolis, Indiana • Writes mainly science fiction short stories and novels but later abandoned the genre to focus on political writings and painting in his later life.

  9. Vocabulary Words • Vigilance- (n.) watchfulness, alert • Birdshot- (n.) small pellets designed for shooting birds • Envious- (adj.) full of, feeling • Hindrances- (n.) an impeding, stopping, preventing • Capered- (v.) to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner; prance; frisk

  10. Theme • Equality- George Bergeron had above-average intelligence so he had a radio implanted in his ear piercing sirens, crashes, and booms go off periodically to hinder his thought process. Ballerinas wear masks to hide their beauty and weights to hinder their grace and strength.

  11. Minor Themes • Rules and Order- There are over 213 amendments to the Constitution. Also there are rules to make everyone equal. There is a United States Handicapper General. • Man vs. Society- Harrison Bergeron escapes and tries to fight society by ripping off the door to the stage and storming on screen.

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