1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Ludmilka [50]
4 years ago
15

Why was the killing of Harrison Bergeron so significant? Did Harrison have to die for the sake of the society?

English
1 answer:
Pepsi [2]4 years ago
5 0
In the world of "Harrison Bergeron," everyone is equal. To achieve this extreme equality, people must wear "handicaps." For example, someone who very strong must wear weights that slow them down and tire them out. Someone with good vision must wear glasses that prevent them from seeing well. In this way, no one is better off than anyone else. Everyone is truly "equal." 

Harrison Bergeron, however, refuses these handicaps. He is strong, smart, and very good looking. He must wear many handicaps that attempt to make him equal to everyone else. At some point, he refuses to wear them any longer.

When Harrison enters the TV studio, he declares himself "the emperor" and removes all of his handicaps. This is a shocking act for viewers to see. He commands a ballerina to remove her handicaps and join him as his empress. When she removes her handicaps, she is beautiful as well as graceful. At this point in the story Diana Moon Glampers, the Handicapper General arrives and kills Harrison and the ballerina.

Harrison's death is significant because it proves that extraordinary people cannot survive in this type of society. His death is necessary for this society to continue.

In fact, if Harrison were not killed, others might believe that they too could remove their handicaps. Harrison had to die for the sake of this "equal" world. Had Harrison been allowed to continue without his handicaps, others would have followed. It would not take long before everyone removed his or her handicaps, and no one would be "equal" any longer.
You might be interested in
As long as I have the permission of another person, I may use his or her work without recognizing the contribution.
aleksandr82 [10.1K]
The answer is false. You must always recognize someone's contribution when citing their work.
7 0
4 years ago
Read 2 more answers
What is the meaning of clairvoyance​
never [62]

Answer:

"the supposed faculty of perceiving things or events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact."

6 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
victus00 [196]

Punctuations are used in a sentence to organize and structure it properly. Moreover, it is used to create clarity and sense or to stress in a sentence. For example quotation marks " ", full stop (.), commas and so on.

Commas are frequently used punctuation in a sentence, hence they are used to create a short pause in a sentence.

In the above sentences, the sentence which is punctuated correctly is C. After they rested a few days, the aliens revived sufficiently to explore.

When starting with the dependent clause, the sentence is punctuated after the dependent clause. In the above sentence dependent clause is <em>“After they rested a few days”</em>, hence as compared to other sentences it is punctuated correctly.


6 0
4 years ago
Read 2 more answers
This, "that," "these," and "those" are examples of what type of adjectives?
Fynjy0 [20]
<span> Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns.. hope this helps</span>
6 0
3 years ago
Which of the following is an example of extensive writing ?
bekas [8.4K]
Since extensive writing is one that that is meant to be shared, you would pick an answer that you would be able to share and isnt personal. eliminate all three options except the one in which it isnt personal and you wouldnt mind it being shared. so writing an essay on a research topic is the answer.<span />
5 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • Klein describes something that Rowling does in book 5 as being very brave for
    6·1 answer
  • what common conflict in magical realist literature often leads the reader to the central theme of a story?
    7·1 answer
  • what does Brueghel's painting include that isn't mentioned in Ovid's original myth about Icarus? A. A Shepherd B. The sun C. A s
    9·1 answer
  • Why are the animals uneasy about Napoleon's plan?
    9·1 answer
  • Which of the following is an example of a formal assessment tool. A. Anecdotal records b. Portfolio c. Environmental rating scal
    10·1 answer
  • what language techniques are in this quote from the handmaids tale “I used to think of my body as an instrument, of pleasure, or
    8·1 answer
  • the open window referring towhat time. Is the underlined passage of section 18 from saki the open window referring to ​
    12·1 answer
  • Past tense of bet<br> I want to know the past tense of bet
    15·1 answer
  • Help Me Please i Need it right now
    7·1 answer
  • write a short paragraph about a traditional home in the countryside of Viet Nam in the past. In your writing, you can include al
    15·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!