Question

Read this passage from "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut:

Answer 1

Answer: D) The emphasis on how people have been handicapped implies that society has gone to extremes to ensure equality.

Explanation: In the given passage from "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut we can see the description of how the ballerinas were handicapped to ensure that none of them was better than the others. They had to wear sash-weights and bags of birdshot and also masks, in this way, it was clear that everyone was equal. This setting demonstrates that how people have been handicapped implies that society has gone to extremes to ensure equality.

Answer 2

The answer to this question is the letter "D" which is "The emphasis on how people have been handicapped implies that society has gone to extremes to ensure equality". Some defined absolute equality prevents people in expressing themselves and prevents them in doing things which will make them happy. Some under extremes trials just to attend equality and fairness.