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English, 05.08.2019 00:50 sallylove03

Part a what is a major theme of “harrison bergeron”? close-minded people are a threat to beauty, individuality, and self-expression. technology effectively allows citizens to observe what their government does. people of average intelligence should allow themselves to be ruled by others. total equality is a good goal for society. part b which evidence from the text best supports the answer in part a? the government uses television as a tool, as shown when the program hazel and george watch is “suddenly interrupted for a news bulletin” about harrison’s escape. the story begins by stating that “everyone was finally equal” and describes how hard the government works to create a totally equal society. the text describes how diana moon glampers “fired twice, and the emperor and the empress were dead….” when harrison appears on the tv screen, he shouts, “do you hear? i am the emperor! ”

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