Read this excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron":
[The ballerinas) were burdened with sash-weights 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.
Which societal problem is best represented from this excerpt?
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A. The forcing of artists to work in poor conditions
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B. The importance of intelligence over beauty
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C. The lack of interest in the arts
D. The need for everything to be fair
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answer: b. grete might have remained as shy and immature as she was at the beginning of the story.

one of the most interesting characteristics of gregor's metamorphosis is that, although he is the only character who has physically changed, it is this same change which triggered a transformation in the rest of his family.

by taking care of gregor, grete has become stronger and more confident. she has found a life outside of the house, and has become more independent and self-sufficient. the novel implies that the trigger for the change is gregor's own transformation, and that without it, grete was likely to remain as shy and immature as she was at the beginning of the book.

explanation:

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