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Question 3 Unsaved “THE YEAR WAS 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren't only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else.” How is the word “equality” used in “Harrison Bergeron”?

to signify our common ground as human beings to show that race doesn't matter

to mean that class doesn't matter to mean that people are the same in every possible way

Answer 1

The correct answer is option four. In "Harrison Bergeron", the word "equality" refers to the fact that all Americans are identical to one another - nobody is allowed to stand out because of their intelligence, beauty, strength and speed. The government uses devices in order to block people's advantages, so that everybody has equal average characteristics.