Because he wanted to indicate that the soldiers were whispering.
Explanation:
In comic book stories the shape of the balloons represents specific characteristics of the characters' tone of voice. Balloons that represent common voice tones are drawn with a simple and normal line, however, balloons formed by a cut line mean that the character is speaking so softly that he is whispering.
These elements in the stories are important because comics do not have a narrator to indicate the tone of voice that the characters are using.
The excerpt B most clearly suggests that George and Hazel are living in a dystopian society in the story Harrison Bergeron.:
<em>B. All this equality was due to the 211th,212th and 213th amendments to the constitution and to the unceasing vigilance of the.....Handicapper general.</em>
