Thursday, August 13, 2009

Discussion Questions- harrison bergeron, kurt vonnegut jr.

1.what is the theme of the story??
you should fight for what you believe in
2. what do you think harrison's rebellion reviels about his character and values??
he fights for what he thinks is right, he goes against the rules because he knows it will make a difference.
3. what conclusins can you draw about the society in which the characters live in??
they want everyone to be equal in every way possible!
4. what do you think vonnegut might be trying to say about todays society and the role of government can play in achieving equalities among people? at what point does the government go too far???
that even today, the government is making unfair laws, and not even abiding by them. for example, making retired people that dont have children or grandchildren in school pay taxes, its not right for them to pay for school thats not being used.
5. in what ways is there tension between equality and opertunity in our country today??
there is racism and critisysm in our country that we really need to work out.

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