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First, identify the handicaps for George and Harrison. Then, infer what each handicap tells us about the character.  \n\n| Character | Handicap | What Does the Handicap Tell Us |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| George | Radio transmitter that makes a loud noise in his ear every 20 seconds | His intelligence is “way above normal” |\n|  | He wears forty-seven pounds of birdshot in a canvas bag | He is physically strong |\n| Harrison | “he wore a tremendous pair of earphones” | He is very intelligent |\n|  | “spectacles with thick wavy lenses” that make him half blind and give him headaches | He is very intelligent, he has excellent vision |\n|  | He carries three hundred pounds of scrap metal | He is incredibly strong |\n|  | He wears “a red rubber ball for a nose” | He is very handsome |\n|  | He has his eyebrows shaved off, he wears black caps over his teeth | He is handsome, he has perfect teeth |\n\nQUESTIONS:  \n1. Re-read the first paragraph. How is the idea of equality different in 2081 than it is today? Copy the lines that best summarize how it is different.  \nEveryone is equal at the same low level – “Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else.”  \n2. Why isn’t Hazel handicapped the way George is?  \nShe has a “perfectly average” intelligence. She can only think about things in short bursts.  \n3. How does George seem to feel about his handicaps?  \nHe accepts it because it’s the law, and because he didn’t like when everybody was competing (“the dark ages”).  \n4. Make an inference (educated guess): based on what we know of this society, why is the picture of Harrison that appears on the television screen upside-down, then sideways, then upside-down again, before finally appearing right-side up?  \nWhoever runs the TV channel isn’t very intelligent.  \nLITERARY ELEMENT: SATIRE  \n5. Define satire – literature that makes fun of and shows the flaws in human nature or a part of society  \n6. What message about American society or government could the author be trying to say in “Harrison Bergeron?” Ex: We sometimes go too far in trying to make everyone equal or feel better about themselves. The government often goes too far in monitoring people.  \nLITERARY ANALYIS  \n7. What do you think of the approach this society has taken to achieving equality, bringing everyone down to the same low level instead of helping to build everyone up to higher levels (of intelligence, strength, grace, beauty, etc. )?  \nEx: We shouldn’t fault people for their talents; We shouldn’t lower everyone to a lower level but build up.  \nJournal Response 2 Due Date    \nIn a well-organized paragraph, answer all parts of the following question in your journal.  \nIn our modern world, in what ways do we try to make people equal? Does it work to make people equal, or just to make them alike? 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