Question

Which excerpt most clearly suggests that George and Hazel are living in a dystopian society in the story "Harrison Bergeron"?

Answer 1

Answer: C. And to offset his good looks, the H-G men required that he wear at all times a red rubber ball for a nose, keep his eyebrows shaved off.

A dystopia is a society that is undesirable or frightening. It is the opposite of utopia. This short story by Kurt Vonnegut is an example of a dystopia, as the characters live through social events that are undesirable. The answer illustrates that in this distopia, people are required to offset their good looks (in this case, by wearing a rubber nose and keeping the eyebrows shaved off).

Answer 2

C. And to offset his good looks, the G-H men requires that he wears at all times a rubber ball for a nose, keep his eyebrows shaved  :)