Harrison Bergeron
Who is Kurt Vonnegut?
Forced equality destroys individuality and freedom
What is the main idea of Harrison Bergeron?
A man forced to wear handicaps to limit his intelligence and strength
Who is is Harrison Bergeron?
Thorpes, barns and stables, outhouses and dairies,
And that’s the reason why there are no fairies.
Who is the Wife of Bath?
The promise many people make on January 1st but often break by February.
What is a New Year’s resolution?
The Wife of Bath’s Tale
Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?
Women desire sovereignty and control over their own lives/ relationships.
What is the main idea of The Wife of Bath’s Tale?
A woman who believes women should control marriage
Who is is the the old crone or the Wife of Bath?
I wander’d off by myself… and look’d up in perfect silence at the stars.”
Who is the speaker in When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer?
This race includes running, biking and swimming.
The Myth of Sisyphus - The Essay
Who is Albert Camu?
People seek light, order, and routine to cope with loneliness and despair.
What is the main idea of A Clean, Well-Lighted Place?
This waiter recited the Nada at the end of the story.
Who is the older waiter in A Clean, Well-Lighted Place?
"I don't mind it," - the weighted bags - "I don't notice it any more. It's just a part of me."
Who is George from Harrison Bergeron?
This years Superbowl Halftime Singer.
Who is Bad Bunny?
A Clean, Well-Lighted Place
Who is Ernest Hemingway?
Direct personal experience is more meaningful than cold facts and analysis
What is the main idea of The Learned Astronomer?
A mythological figure condemned to push a rock forever
Who is Sisyphus?
“If you can’t answer on the moment, though,
I will concede you this: you are to go
A twelvemonth and a day to seek and learn
Sufficient answer, then you shall return."
Who is the Queen in the Wife of Bath?
The Grady Twins are in this horror classic.
What is the Shinning?
The Learned Astronomer
Who is Walt Whitman?
Life may be meaningless, but we must imagine ourselves finding meaning anyway
What is the main idea of The Myth of Sisyphus?
This King had ridiculous ears.
Who is King Midas?
"Finished...No more tonight. Close now."
The smallest country in the world.
What is Vatican City?