What is the fate of the two main characters?
Eaten by Wolves
Who wrote the short story?
Edgar Allan Poe
What is the character's name?
Leonard Mead
Who is the fire chief?
Beatty
George
Georg and Ulrich
What is the main character's name?
He isn't given one
What does Mead say the streets resemble?
A desert
What is the job of the firemen?
To burn books
What does Harrison do to rebel?
Takes off his handicaps
What literary device is represented through the wine flask?
Symbolism
Is the heartbeat that the narrator is hearing real?
No
How are the houses in the story described?
Tombs, ill-lit by television
What literary device does Beatty use repeatedly to describe the setting?
Metaphors
The society of Harrison Bergeron is a...
Dystopia
Who is the author of the story?
Saki
What is scaring the narrator?
The eye of the old man
Who is in the police car?
No one
What has replaced the books in society? (Two answers)
Short versions of the books and parlor walls
What plot device does the author use to push the story along and create suspense?
Linear plot with flashbacks
Ulrich and Georg, interloping on Nature
What literary devices is used to represent the narrator's guilt? (There are two)
Repetition and sensory details
What did Leonard Mead do to avoid people looking at him while he walks?
Changes his shoes from hard heels to soft soles
What does Beatty say the world has become full of?
Eyes, mouths, and elbows
Who wrote the original story?
Kurt Vonnegut