Short Story Facts
Who wrote the original short story? (last name)
Vonnegut
What year is the film set in?
2081
"I could tell that one was a doozy."
Hazel
This term refers to something outstanding, strong or unique (in this case, sound)
Doozy
What advice does George give Hazel at the end of the short story?
Forget sad things.
What genre of story is Harrison Bergeron?
dystopian / science fiction
What specific handicap device does George have and why? (2 answers)
Headset / disrupt thoughts
Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking that anybody else.
Narrator / Narration
crippled, hobbled, sickened (any 2)
When Harrison and his "Empress" leaped like deer, kissing the ceiling, they seemed to transcend the law of physics and gravity. What 2 concepts is the author attempting to reinforce here with this language - 2 specific things the government can't steal from them at this moment.
Love and Freedom
What year did the author write this story?
1961
Who is the woman in charge of the HG men? (full name)
Diana Moon Glampers
"The minute people start cheating on laws, what do you think happens to society?"
George Bergeron
What adverb is used in the short story to describe the ballerina's beauty?
blindingly
Over time, George Bergeron becomes __________ in the sense that he has been numb and conditioned to accept the government's rules as normal and necessary.
"I am Emperor"
What does Harrison use to threaten the crowd / audience? This is a main different from the short story.
bomb
"Harrison Bergeron, age fourteen....has just escaped from jail."
Ballerina
When George realizes his son Harrison is on the T.V. screen, the realization is blasted from his mind instantly. What is the sound in his head compared to? (2 words)
Automobile Collision
What does the repeated idea of people giving up and giving into their new controlled life suggest about the government's definition of equality? (1 word)
What literary technique does Vonnegut use by making the government's idea of "equality" absurd and exaggerated forcing the audience to be cynical and/or to criticize.
Satire
What literary/film technique is created by presenting a beautiful ballet, while the government simultaneously violently controls its performers with masks and heavy weights?
What was the very last line in the film and who said it?
Many similes are used in this story. For example, Harrison snatched up the two musicians from their chairs and waved them like _______, then later he danced with a ballerina whom he called Empress, who once ______ like a willow, and then both of them leaped like ____ on the _____. Fill in the correct terms. (noun, verb, noun, noun).
Batons, Swayed, Deer, Moon
When Vonnegut describes people as ________ (verb) on their knees, it shows that the citizens aren't simply being made equal, they have been conditioned to be afraid, creating two types of control:_______ and ________.
cowering, physical and psychological