Read this excerpt from “harrison bergeron” by kurt vonnegut, jr.:
“you been crying? ” he said to hazel.
“yup,” she said.
“what about? ” he said.
“i forget,” she said. “something real sad on television.”
“what was it? ” he said.
“it’s all kind of mixed up in my mind,” said hazel.
which statement best describes the intended aesthetic impact of this excerpt?
a. by hazel’s forgetting why she had been crying, the author leaves the reader feeling unsatisfied.
b. by george’s recognition that hazel has been crying, the author shows that he is no longer handicapped.
c. by hazel’s failure to remember seeing her son die on tv, the author reveals his compassion for her character.
d. by showing hazel crying, the author reveals that she is able to express feelings, leaving the reader heartened.