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Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this story. Part A
What is a major theme of “Harrison Bergeron”?

Technology effectively allows citizens to observe what their government does.

Total equality is a good goal for society.

Close-minded people are a threat to beauty, individuality, and self-expression.

People of average intelligence should allow themselves to be ruled by others.

Part B
Which evidence from the text best supports the answer in Part A?

The government uses television as a tool, as shown when the program Hazel and George watch is “suddenly interrupted for a news bulletin” about Harrison’s escape.

When Harrison appears on the TV screen, he shouts, “Do you hear? I am the Emperor!”

The story begins by stating that “everyone was finally equal” and describes how hard the government works to create a totally equal society.

The text describes how Diana Moon Glampers “fired twice, and the Emperor and the Empress were dead….”

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