What does George do in Harrison Bergeron? George is an everyman, a character most readers will understand and relate to. Smart and sensitive, George has been crippled by the government’s handicapping program. He
makes intelligent remarks and thinks analytically about society
, but his mind is stunted.
What role does George play in Harrison Bergeron?
George Bergeron is
the father of Harrison Bergeron and the husband of Hazel Bergeron
. Although George is characterized by his strength and “way above normal” intelligence, his state-issued mental and physical handicaps limit his talents, making him equal to everybody else.
What technology does George wear and what is the purpose?
How are George and Hazel Bergeron described?
How old is George Harrison Bergeron?
Who is smarter George or hazel?
Hazel is of average intelligence, which means she can’t think about anything except in short bursts, and
George has an intelligence way above normal
. George has a government-mandated transmitter in his ear that makes a large sharp noise every twenty seconds to prevent him from taking unfair advantage of his brain.
How does George feel about his handicaps?
How does George seem to feel about his handicaps?
He finds them annoying, but he puts up with it
. Consider the character of Harrison in terms of both his physical qualities and personality traits.
What is the purpose of each of George’s handicaps?
What is the purpose of each of George’s handicaps? The transmitter is made
to make George forget about some thoughts that weren’t supposed to be thought about
and the bag of bird shots are made to weigh him down because he has a great amount of strength.
What is George’s handicap in Harrison Bergeron?
George Bergeron is Harrison’s father and Hazel’s husband. A very smart and sensitive character, he is
handicapped artificially by the government
. Like his son, he has to wear mental handicap earphones in his ears to keep him from thinking intensely and analytically.
What makes George and Hazel equal?
The government made George and Hazel equal by
putting a handicap on George
, and nothing on Hazel because she is perfectly average. What does George have to wear? The government made George and Hazel equal by putting a handicap on George, and nothing on Hazel because she is perfectly average.
What are George and Hazel doing together?
What does Hazel suggest George do?
How does George treat Martha?
George treats Martha gently.
crouch in fear
. How does the man try to gauge the temperature in, To Build a Fire?
How long was Harrison Bergeron in jail?
Just a few.” “
Two years
in prison and two thousand dollars fine for every ball I took out,” said George.
What keeps happening to George that prevents him from finishing his thoughts?
What keeps happening to George that prevents him from finishing his thoughts in “Harrison Bergeron”?
The government has given people that are intelligent, like George, a handicap
. With this headset, the government plays very loud sounds that startle the individuals wearing the handicap.
George and Hazel are
Harrison Bergeron’s parents
. Throughout the entire story, they are at home watching the events of the story on the television.
Why won’t George take off his handicap bag in Harrison Bergeron?
Who is the antagonist in Harrison Bergeron?
How do George and Hazel react to what happens to their son?
Why does George hear loud sounds in Harrison Bergeron?
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George has to listen to loud sounds in his ear because:
the government wants to disrupt his ability to think
. Why does George refuse to take off his handicap bag? He could get in trouble with the government.
Why does the government Handicap George but not Hazel?
How does Harrison removing his handicaps?
Harrison
declares himself Emperor and rips off his handicaps
.
What happens when George begins to think that maybe the dancers shouldn’t be handicapped?
How did Hazel feel about George wearing handicaps?
They are quite average dancers, and aren’t very graceful. Why is Hazel envious of George’s handicap?
She thought that it would be interesting to listen to all of the little noises.
Why did Harrison Bergeron go to jail?
Why did Harrison get arrested and why? Harrison got arrested, because
he tried to overthrow the government
. What happens if you take off or lessen the weight of your handicap bag? One lead ball taken out of the cloth bag, is 2,000 dollars, and you will go to jail.
What can you infer about George and Hazel’s personalities?
George is “to smart” for the average person which makes him unequal to the rest, while Hazel has the average intelligent that the rest of the people have
. What technology does George have to wear and what is its purpose? George has to wear a handicap which was made for controlling his thoughts and make him forget.
What sort of physical and mental handicaps does George Bergeron have?
What does George describe as the Dark Ages?
George thinks the handicaps are a good thing, because he’s been
brainwashed by the government into thinking if handicaps didn’t exist
, society would return to the “Dark Ages” (our time) and everyone would again be competitive. George feels like him handicaps are a part of him.
Why does George have to try to think a little about the ballerinas?
What does George have to wear?
How do George and Hazel witness the events of the story?
Q. How do George and Hazel witness the events of the story?
They heard them on the radio
.
What does the ending of Harrison Bergeron mean?
What is George’s handicap in Harrison Bergeron?
George Bergeron is Harrison’s father and Hazel’s husband. A very smart and sensitive character, he is
handicapped artificially by the government
. Like his son, he has to wear mental handicap earphones in his ears to keep him from thinking intensely and analytically.
Who is the antagonist of Harrison Bergeron?
Diana Moon Glampers, Handicapper General
The figurehead of a totalitarian regime is definitely the antagonist in our book. We only see Diana once, and it doesn’t seem like any of the handicapping rules apply to her.
Who kills Harrison Bergeron?
After listening to the music, Harrison and his empress dance. Defying gravity, they move through the air, flying thirty feet upward to the ceiling, which they kiss. Then, still in the air, they kiss each other.
Diana Moon Glampers
comes into the studio and kills Harrison and the empress with a shotgun.
