Exposition
Plot
Characters
Theme
Style
100
When and where does this story take place?
2081 in the United States
100
What was the initial incident in the story?
the 211,212,213th amendments were passed
100
Name the main character
Harrison Bergeron
100
What is theme?
Theme is the main topic in the story and the reason why a story was written
100
What is the style of this story?
Naturalism
200
Describe the Mood represented in the story
Dark, Depressing, boring
200
What was the main rising action of the story?
Harrison escapes from jail
200
Name 2 minor characters
George, Hazel,Diana Glampers
300
What is a preliminary situation?
The initial situation that you know when a story first starts
300
What was the climax of this short story?
Harrison yells that he is the emperor and takes off his handicaps
300
Describe the main character of the story
Harrison; strong, god looking, brave, tall, 14 years old
300
How can the theme of this story be applied to real life?
You can realize that not everybody is the same and you don't need to be like somebody else to be a good person
300
Name one movie that shares this type of style with this story
Taken, Hunger Games, Insidious
400
What is the preliminary situation in this short story?
Due to the 211,212,213th amendments, everybody is made equal throught the use of handicaps, such as weights, masks, and ear pieces that keep ou from using your brain to its full potential
400
Describe what falling action is and name one part of the falling action of the story
Falling action is what links the climax to the resolution. One falling action is that he chooses an empress and dances with her
400
Describe 2 minor characters
optional
400
Is theme always directly stated in the story?
NO
400
What is the definition of Naturalism?
"Life as it is with no holds barred"; often sordid and shocking, exaggerated realism
500
What is the three levels of the exposition?
Setting, Mood, and Preliminary situation
500
Describe the conclusion of this story
Harrison is shot by the Handicapper General
500
Who is the Handicapper General and how is she described?
Diana Moon Glampers; she enforces all the laws and shoots Harrison with the shotgun
500
What is the theme in this story?
You cannot make all people become the same because all people are made different
500
How do you know what kind of style this story is written in?
You can see that this could possibly happen, but is too exaggerated to be true
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