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Harrison Bergeron Questions

Skills: Drawing Conclusions & Characterization

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?

They want everyone to be equal by making people that are good looking wear bags over their heads to cover their face,making people that are strong weak by making them carry around weights,and lastly by making smart people wear a transmitter in their ears that rings every 20 seconds so that they cant think more then anyone else.

2. In what ways are George and Hazel more like robots than humans? Why do you think this is?

Because George had a transmitter in his ear and because he was strong so they put weights on him.

3. How would you describe the government in 2081 according to this story? Provide an example from the text.

I would describe the government as harsh because at the end of the story when they killed Harrison it was because she was humiliated.

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?

Because she wants a society where everyone is the same.

8. How would you describe George and Hazel's reaction to their son's death? Why is their reaction like this?