Harrison berugson Flashcards
What is the exposition?
Setting: utopian society, equal society, living room watching TV.
Main characters: Diana Moon Glampers, Hazel, George, and Harrison.
What are the two conflicts of the story?
1) Man vs man: Diana Moon Glampers kills Harrison.
2) Man vs society: Government suppresses people to make everyone equal.
What are the rising actions of the story?
1) Harrison escapes from jail.
2) Harrison goes into the studio claiming he is the emperor.
3) Ballerina takes off her handicapper and dances with Harrison.
What is the climax of the story?
Diana Moon Glampers kills Harrison.
What are the falling actions?
1) Diana Moon Glampers tells the musicians to go back to spots.
2) Ferguson TV burns out and Hazel forgets what happens on TV.
What is the resolution?
Society goes back to normal. George gets a beer to forget what happens, and everyone forgets what happens.
What is the theme?
In ‘Harrison Bergeron’ by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., complete equality is impossible to achieve.
What is a satire?
A technique employed by writers to ridicule or make fun of someone or something.
For example, the government.
What is a utopia?
A perfect society according to the author.
What is a dystopia?
A messed up society.
