The Interlopers
a mountain range running through Eastern Europe, particularly Romania; the location of the forest in "The Interlopers"
What are the Carpathian Mountains?
background information
What is exposition?
"He was like a bull in a china shop."
What is a simile?
"jumping back" to a past event
What is a flashback?
The main character of the story; a hulking, handsome, intelligent young man.
Who is Harrison Bergeron?
The family name for the current "owners" of the forest.
Who is the von Gradwitz Family?
a cliched, or predictable, character; "fits a mold"
What is stereotype?
"The sand crawled its way into the boy's shoes."
"Nice swing."
The parents of Harrison Bergeron; the characters watching ballerinas on TV at the time of Harrison's attempted coup.
The decision Ulrich and Georg agree upon after being trapped under a beech tree.
What is to make peace?
a limited or omniscient storyteller
Who is a narrator?
"We need to address the elephant in the room."
What is a metaphor?
The opposite of the expected action
The Handicapper General and person responsible for killing Harrison Bergeron.
Who is Diana Moon Glampers?
The inciting incident that sparks the feud between the von Gradwitz and Znaeym Families.
What is a lawsuit?
a character with development; growth over the course of the story
What is dynamic?
"The meeting was full of a bunch of suits."
What is metonymy?
A flag, Batman, a chess match between father and son
What are symbols?
The reason(s) for the coercive measures and authoritarian control exhibited by the federal government in instituting the handicaps and ensuring "equality".
What are the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments?
The theme of The Interlopers as described with one word.
What is forgiveness?
"Man v Man", "Man v Nature", "Man v Self"
What is conflict?
"He asked for her hand in marriage."
What is synecdoche?
What is an allusion?
The warning Kurt Vonnegut attempted to convey through "Harrison Bergeron".
What are the dangers of forced equality?