Harrison Bergeron (Vonnegut)
George and Hazel were...
Harrison Bergeron's parents
What is a "Forest of memory"?
A graveyard
The first memory Jonas was given is...
Snowfall
What does it mean to be "released to Elsewhere"?
The be killed.
Who is the main character in "There Will Come Soft Rains"?
A fully automated house
The newscaster struggled with...
Stuttering
Who is our main character in the story?
Sunny
The ANTAGONIST of The Giver is...
Chief Elder
Where does the Giver live?
Away from the rest of society near the edge of the Community.
Name two examples of automation in the house.
Robot cleaning mice, automatic cooking, automatic bathtub, automatic card game table, etc.
Handicaps were...
Different ways people were kept "equal"
The protagonist can be described as a ____ ____ protagonist, and why?
Flat Static, or Flat Dynamic - points based on "why"
Where is the first place Jonas SAYS he has seen color?
In Fiona's hair; in the book, in an apple.
Name three themes of The Giver.
Freedom, choice, death, equality, memory, emotion.
What event precedes the story, as shown by the burned siding of the house with the human silhouettes?
A nuclear bomb explosion
Describe Harrison Bergeron.
Seven feet tall, massively strong, a genius, and very handsome.
Sunny says that memories are more trustworthy when...
They are real, not recorded
Name three SIDE CHARACTERS in The Giver.
Fiona, Asher, Gabriel, Lily, Rosemary, Jonas' father, Jonas' mother
Explain a way that Jonas changes throughout the story.
He begins a normal member of the community, and ends completely disillusioned with it. He can't see color, and then he can. He doesn't ask questions, and then he does. Etc.
This story is written by...
Ray Bradbury
Reasons that Harrison Bergeron could be considered the ANTAGONIST in this story are...
He is violent, he destroys a way of life, he uses fear to his advantage, he focuses on himself and not others etc.
The story's primary motif (or a one-word example of theme) is...
Memories
Explain whether the Community is a dystopia or a utopia, and why.
...
1. Death, as in "released to Elsewhere";
2. Outside of the community
The story suggests that while technology is powerful, THIS is more powerful.
Nature