Key Themes (Equality, Freedom, Control) (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards
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Year Harrison Bergeron is set
Year Harrison Bergeron is set
2081 America
Three main themes in Harrison Bergeron
Three main themes in Harrison Bergeron
Equality, Freedom, Control
Year Vonnegut wrote Harrison Bergeron
Year Vonnegut wrote Harrison Bergeron
1961
Handicap for intelligent people
Handicap for intelligent people
Mental radios interrupt thoughts every 20 seconds
Main rebel character's name
Main rebel character's name
Harrison Bergeron
Who is the Handicapper General
Who is the Handicapper General
Diana Moon Glampers
Vonnegut's view on enforced equality
Vonnegut's view on enforced equality
Tears down excellence, doesn't lift disadvantaged
Literary device: negation understatement
Literary device: negation understatement
Litotes
Harrison's fate after TV studio rebellion
Harrison's fate after TV studio rebellion
Executed by Diana Moon Glampers with shotgun
Two types of control in story
Two types of control in story
External force & internal compliance