Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this story. part a what is a major theme of “harrison bergeron”? close-minded people are a threat to beauty, individuality, and self-expression. total equality is a good goal for society. people of average intelligence should allow themselves to be ruled by others. technology effectively allows citizens to observe what their government does. part b which evidence from the text best supports the answer in part a? when harrison appears on the tv screen, he shouts, “do you hear? i am the emperor! ” the text describes how diana moon glampers “fired twice, and the emperor and the empress were dead….” 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. the story begins by stating that “everyone was finally equal” and describes how hard the government works to create a totally equal society.

Read the sentence. the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing only about the same as a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be printed and still look good, it made loads of money. which best revises this sentence to create a more formal style and tone? *the great wave was as cheap as buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made and still look great, people started making piles of money. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing about the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look exquisite, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave cost next to nothing, practically the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look awesome, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, similar to buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made that still looked amazing, those who sold it made tons of money.