Question

How does Vonnegut use the dystopian society in this story to create satire? Check all of the boxes that are true of Vonnegut's writing.
To make a connection between American society’s desire for equality and its fears of conformity

To exaggerate the absurdity of the American vision of a utopian society in which everyone is equal

To encourage society’s obsession with television

To highlight society’s need for government legislation that demands conformity from all citizens

To warn citizens of the dangers of government control through an imagined, futuristic society

Answer 1

Answers:

• To make a connection between American society’s desire for equality and its fears of conformity.
• To exaggerate the absurdity of the American vision of a utopian society in which everyone is equal.
• To warn citizens of the dangers of government control through an imagined, futuristic society.

Harrison Bergeron is a satirical, dystopian science-fiction short story. It was written by American author Kurt Vonnegut and published in 1961. The story talks about a society in which the government regulates that everyone should be equal in beauty, brains and physical capacity. This forces the population to wear "handicaps." The satire warns against government control while criticizing society's obsessive quest for equality.

Answer 2

A, B, E is the answer