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Read this excerpt from Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.:

"You been crying?" he said to Hazel.
"Yup," she said.
"What about?" he said.
"I forget,' she said. "Something real sad on television."
"What was it?" he said.
"It's all kind of mixed up in my mind," said Hazel.
Which statement best describes the intended aesthetic impact of this
excerpt?
O A. By showing Hazel crying, the author reveals that she is able to
express feelings, leaving the reader heartened.
O B. By George's recognition that Hazel has been crying, the author
shows that he is no longer handicapped.
C. By Hazel's failure to remember seeing her son die on TV, the
author reveals his compassion for her character.
O D. By Hazel's forgetting why she had been crying, the author leaves
the reader feeling unsatisfied.

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i think he had mixed thoughts
User Jaffer Wilson
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Answer:

D. By Hazel's forgetting why she had been crying, the author leaves

the reader feeling unsatisfied.

Step-by-step explanation:

I picked this cause I felt unsatisfied also I don't really know a lot about this so I don't know if her son has died not a lot of background information.

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