Characters/Author
who is the Author of the text
Kurt Vonnegut
how does the government in force handicaps?
forcing the citizens to wear "handicaps", masks for those who are too beautiful, radios inside their ears ect...
"Boy!" said Hazel, "that was a doozy, wasn't it?"
hezel taking to George about the noises the devices in his ear and how loud they are
what is the main conflict
"Who knows better than I do what normal is?" said Hazel.
they are talking about how normal everything is now since the rules chamged for them and society
why does Hazel not have to wear any handicaps?
she is of average intelegence/ strength/beauty
"If you could just take a few out when you came home from work," said Hazel. "I mean-you
don't compete with anybody around here. You just set around."
hazel talking about how if he could take some of his devices out when he gets home but that goes past the genurals rules
what noise does George hear that causes him to forget his thoughts?
a buzzer or radio noise in his ear.
And then, neutralizing gravity with love and pure will, they remained suspended in air inches
below the ceiling, and they kissed each other for a long, long time.
this quote is talking about Harrison and the ballerina dancing unmasked
what is the irony in the text? "They where burdened with sashweights, sandbags of birdshot"
They were burdened with sashweights
and bags of birdshot, and their faces were masked, so that no one, seeing a free and graceful
gesture or a pretty face, would feel like something the cat drug in.
in what year does the story take place?
2081
A moment passed, and then a ballerina arose, swaying like a willow.
this quote is talking about the ballerina stood up for Harrison and they both unmasked and danced together
what is a metaphor in the text
Describing handicaps as weights