Which quotation from “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. best develops the theme that equality and freedom are not the same

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Which quotation from “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. best develops the theme that equality and freedom are not the same

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“‘Excuse me—’ she said, and she began again, making her voice absolutely uncompetitive.”

“Hazel had a perfectly average intelligence, which meant she couldn’t think about anything except in short bursts.”

“The spectacles were intended to make him not only half blind, but to give him whanging headaches besides.”

“George was toying with the vague notion that maybe dancers shouldn’t be handicapped.”

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RSB [31] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-02T05:15:15+03:00

RSB [31]3 years ago

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<span>“The spectacles were intended to make him not only half blind, but to give him whanging headaches besides.”

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s344n2d4d5 [400] · Answer 2 · 2021-12-02T07:09:36+03:00

Answer: C) “The spectacles were intended to make him not only half blind, but to give him whanging headaches besides.”

Explanation: In the given quotations from "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. the one that best develops the theme that equality and freedom are not the same thing is option C, because in that quotation we can see that he had to use spectacles that made him half blind and that gave him headaches, this was intended to make him equal to everybody else, but we can clearly see that also it take away his freedom to be who he was.