Question

Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this story. Which quotation from "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. best develops the theme that attempting to make people "equal every which way" is a dangerous and foolish goal? “The musicians scrambled back into their chairs, and Harrison stripped them of their handicaps, too.” “Every twenty seconds or so, the transmitter would send out some sharp noise to keep people like George from taking unfair advantage of their brains.’” “All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution, and to the unceasing vigilance of agents of the United States...” “‘…then other people’d get away with it and pretty soon we’d be right back to the dark ages again, with everybody competing against everybody else.’”

Answer 1

The answer is:

"Every twenty seconds or so, the transmitter would send out some sharp noise to keep people like George from taking unfair advantage of their brains."

In "Harrison Bergeron," by Kurt Vonnegut, Americans are not allowed to be more intelligent, better-looking or physically fitter than any other. As a result, the government has installed a handicap radio in George's head to control his above-average intellectual capacity.

Answer 2

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