Characters
The title character from our dystopian short story; wears many handicaps.
Who is Harrison Bergeron?
"EEEEEEEVAAAAAAA"
Who is Wall-E?
The year in which "Harrison Bergeron" takes place.
What is 2081?
This grocery store object could represent Rhoda's desire for happiness and normalcy after the accident and her incarceration.
What are the gummy bears she almost buys?
The dark side of this theme dominates "Harrison Bergeron".
What is equality?
The video for "To Prisoners" featured this famous POW who spoke about his experiences in Vietnam.
Who is John McCain?
"I think I'd make a good Handicapper General."
Who is Hazel Bergeron?
The language that O.J. Berman made Holly Golightly learn so that she could get rid of her Texas accent.
What is French?
This object from Breakfast at Tiffany's represents the idea that "money doesn't buy true love".
What is the ring in the CrackerJack Box that Paul saves to give to Holly.
"Fast Break" is an example of this poetic form that is written about someone after they die.
What is elegy?
The comic relief, and primary example of mid-20th century racism, in "Breakfast at Tiffany's".
Who is Mr. Yunioshi?
"You call yourself a free spirit, a "wild thing," and you're terrified somebody's gonna stick you in a cage. Well baby, you're already in that cage. You built it yourself."
Who is Paul Varjak?
Aubby and Clara leave this state in order to begin their prospecting career.
What is Florida?
This object from our poetry unit represents the idea of family (be specific!)
What is the black walnut tree?
Aubby, Paul, Clara, and Holly are similar in this way...
What is they come from little money, and are trying to marry "up" or "gold-dig" their way through the world.
The first name of the main character in "Another Earth".
Who is Rhoda?
"Did you wash this?! Stop washing things!!!"
Who is John?
Aubby and Clara travel to this state in order to begin their prospecting career.
What is Oregon?
This living room object from "Harrison Bergeron" could represent how deeply the dystopian government has rooted itself in their lives.
What is the television?
Paul judges Holly for taking men's money, yet he himself does the same thing with his rich, older girlfriend. Diana Moon Glampers does not wear any handicaps. These examples reveal this theme...
What is hypocrisy?
Met a guy she likes, but the relationship probably won't work out long term... maybe because she's named after a French vegetable?
Who is Aubergine?
"When we get back down the mountain, we can feel sad. Right now, we are going to laugh at all their jokes. We are going to celebrate this stupendous American landmark, the Emerald Lodge."
Who is Clara?
This theory may be why John's family might be alive on Earth II.
What is the broken mirror theory?
This living thing (and the last image from the story) could be used to represent the world of the living and/or the girls' nearness to death in the short story "The Prospectors".
What is the yellow bird/canary?
The theme of the story that Rhoda tells John about the Russian cosmonaut, the clicking sound, and the music.
Finding a way to cope?