Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron."
“I am the Emperor!” cried Harrison. “Do you hear? I am the Emperor! Everybody must do what I say at once!” He stamped his foot and the studio shook.
“Even as I stand here—” he bellowed, “crippled, hobbled, sickened—I am a greater ruler than any man who ever lived! Now watch me become what I can become!”
What do Harrison’s words and actions reveal about his character?
He wants to become like the Handicapper General and have absolute power.
He wants to rebel against the law and show off his gifts.
He wants to force everyone to appreciate music and dancing.
He wants to make the people watching television fear for their lives.
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Harrison's words and actions reveal that he wants to rebel against the law and show off his gifts.
“I am the Emperor!” cried Harrison. “Do you hear? I am the Emperor! Everybody must do what I say at once!” He stamped his foot and the studio shook.
“Even as I stand here—” he bellowed, “crippled, hobbled, sickened—I am a greater ruler than any man who ever lived! Now watch me become what I can become!”
What do Harrison’s words and actions reveal about his character?
He wants to become like the Handicapper General and have absolute power.
He wants to rebel against the law and show off his gifts.
He wants to force everyone to appreciate music and dancing.
He wants to make the people watching television fear for their lives.
“Even as I stand here—” he bellowed, “crippled, hobbled, sickened—I am a greater ruler than any man who ever lived! Now watch me become what I can become!”
What do Harrison’s words and actions reveal about his character?
He wants to become like the Handicapper General and have absolute power.
He wants to rebel against the law and show off his gifts.
He wants to force everyone to appreciate music and dancing.
He wants to make the people watching television fear for their lives.
In "Harrison Bergeron," why is Harrison Bergeron’s character considered a danger to society?
He is more physically and intellectually capable than others and this threatens their sense of equality.
He calls himself the Emperor and has constructed a detailed plot to overthrow the government.
He breaks into the studio and kidnaps a ballerina.
He is able to easily remove his handicap radio device.
He is more physically and intellectually capable than others and this threatens their sense of equality.
He calls himself the Emperor and has constructed a detailed plot to overthrow the government.
He breaks into the studio and kidnaps a ballerina.
He is able to easily remove his handicap radio device.
In "Harrison Bergeron," why is Harrison Bergeron’s character considered a danger to society?
He is more physically and intellectually capable than others and this threatens their sense of equality.
He calls himself the Emperor and has constructed a detailed plot to overthrow the government.
He breaks into the studio and kidnaps a ballerina.
He is able to easily remove his handicap radio device.
He is more physically and intellectually capable than others and this threatens their sense of equality.
He calls himself the Emperor and has constructed a detailed plot to overthrow the government.
He breaks into the studio and kidnaps a ballerina.
He is able to easily remove his handicap radio device.
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