HB questions

Skills: Drawing Conclusions & Characterization

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1. Reread lines 1-17 on pg. 38 list 3 details about their society. What is your opinion of their society?
One detail about there society is that everyone were equal. Another one is that the H-G men took George and Hazel 14 year old son away from them. The last thing is that nobody could take there handicaps off. My opinion about this society is that the H-G wants everyone to be equal and everyone shouldn't be equal.
2. In what ways are George and Hazel more like robots than humans? Why do you think this is?
A way George is like a robot is because every time he thinks sad thoughts a buzzing sound goes into his eat. Hazel is like a robot because she couldn't thinke about anything except short burst. I think this because they are handicap and suppost to be equal.
3. How would you describe the government in 2081 according to this story? Provide an example from the text.
I would describe the goverment as a person who wants the world to be equal and who every doesn't would be locked up. One example is when she shot Harrison Bergeron because he didn't follow the rules.
4.  What does it tell you about the world that Harrison lives in if his mother has "average" intelligence and that means she cannot remember anything or think too long about anything?
That she doesn't know that his dead and that he broke out of jail, and wouldn't remember if she knew.
5. How does the ballerina change from the beginning to the end of the story? How do you know? (a. the author tells you  b. her actions  c. what other characters say about her?
The ballerina changed at the end of the story by taking off her masked and taking off her handicap stuff and danced with harrison.
6. What does the fact that Harrison is able to influence people tell you about how he is a threat to the government? He was able to influence you because he took off his handicaps and everyones attention to let them know why he was doing this, and told them he wanted to change everything 


7. Why does the government want everyone to wear handicaps?
Cause the government wants everyone to be equal.
8. How would you describe George and Hazel's reaction to their son's death? Why is their reaction like this? I would describe Hazels reaction as she didn't know what happen to her son. And I would describe Georges reaction to be sad and upset that his son was shot. Hazels reaction is like this because she doesn't know he died  and that she really can't remember nothing. And Georges reaction was like this because his son was trying to change things in there world and he died.