"harrison Bergeron" By kurt Vonnegut Jr.
About kurt vonnegut jr.
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•Born November 11, 1922 in Indianapolis; died April 11, 2007 in New York City
•Wives were Jane Marie Cox and Jill Krementz
•Kids are Mark Vonnegut, Edith Vonnegut, Nannette Vonnegut, James Adams (adopted), Kurt Adams (adopted), Steven Adams (adopted), Lily (adopted)
•Notable works include "Cat's Cradle", Slaughterhouse-Five", and "Breakfast of Champions"
•U.S. allegiance, in the U.S. Army as a Private in Battle of the Bulge, awarded a Purple Heart
•Wives were Jane Marie Cox and Jill Krementz
•Kids are Mark Vonnegut, Edith Vonnegut, Nannette Vonnegut, James Adams (adopted), Kurt Adams (adopted), Steven Adams (adopted), Lily (adopted)
•Notable works include "Cat's Cradle", Slaughterhouse-Five", and "Breakfast of Champions"
•U.S. allegiance, in the U.S. Army as a Private in Battle of the Bulge, awarded a Purple Heart
pre-reading activity
What are some ways in which people can be equal or unequal to one another?
•Some ways in which people can be equal or unequal to one another is if one person is wealthy and another person is not wealthy, the wealthy person might get more respect or be treated fairly because they have more and have probably succeeded more in life. Another way people can be equal or unequal is a good person and a bad person, the good person will get treated more fairly and be expected from mire because the bad person has already messed up in life and now has a reputation of being bad.
What can societies do to help achieve equality?
•Societies can make new laws to achieve equality by saying it is against the law to exclude someone because of their race, their religion, or their opinions.
•Some ways in which people can be equal or unequal to one another is if one person is wealthy and another person is not wealthy, the wealthy person might get more respect or be treated fairly because they have more and have probably succeeded more in life. Another way people can be equal or unequal is a good person and a bad person, the good person will get treated more fairly and be expected from mire because the bad person has already messed up in life and now has a reputation of being bad.
What can societies do to help achieve equality?
•Societies can make new laws to achieve equality by saying it is against the law to exclude someone because of their race, their religion, or their opinions.
vocabulary
Vigilance: to enforce
"All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution, and to the unceasing vigilance of agents of the United States Handicapper General" (Page 13).
Transmitter: to get a signal from
"It was tuned to a government transmitter" (Page 14).
Abnormal: to not be normal
"He began to think glimmeringly about his abnormal son who was now in jail, about Harrison, but a twenty-one-gun salute in his head stopped that" (Page 15).
Extraordinarily: to be a lot of something
"She must have been extraordinarily beautiful, because the mask she wore was hideous" (Page 17).
Luminous: to be light or dainty
"Her voice was a warm, luminous, timeless melody" (Page 17).
Hindrances: to be prevented, preventions
"He had outgrown hindrances faster than the H-G men could think them up" (Page 17).
Synchronizing: to harmonize
"Harrison and his Empress merely listened to the music for a while--listened gravely, as though synchronizing their heartbeats with it" (Page 19).
"All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution, and to the unceasing vigilance of agents of the United States Handicapper General" (Page 13).
Transmitter: to get a signal from
"It was tuned to a government transmitter" (Page 14).
Abnormal: to not be normal
"He began to think glimmeringly about his abnormal son who was now in jail, about Harrison, but a twenty-one-gun salute in his head stopped that" (Page 15).
Extraordinarily: to be a lot of something
"She must have been extraordinarily beautiful, because the mask she wore was hideous" (Page 17).
Luminous: to be light or dainty
"Her voice was a warm, luminous, timeless melody" (Page 17).
Hindrances: to be prevented, preventions
"He had outgrown hindrances faster than the H-G men could think them up" (Page 17).
Synchronizing: to harmonize
"Harrison and his Empress merely listened to the music for a while--listened gravely, as though synchronizing their heartbeats with it" (Page 19).
contrasting ideas: Tragic vs. humorous
tragic1). Something is tragic in the story when the H-G men take fourteen-year-old Harrison away because he still has a family who are deeply worried for his safety because he is breaking the rules.
2). Something is tragic in the story when Harrison and his Empress get shot in mid-air because they were not doing any harm; they were simply dancing. 3). Something is tragic in the story when it says that Hazel forgets about what she had just watched on television because she witnessed a very heavy situation. |
humorous1). Something is humorous in the story when it says that everyone is literally equal whether they are wearing masks or handicappers because the idea of everyone being exactly alike is ridiculous.
2). Something is humorous in the story when George misses everything that happens on television because he goes out to get beer. 3). Something is humorous in the story when George tells Hazel, "You can say that again" and Hazel repeats what she just said. |