Question

Which excerpt most clearly suggests that George and Hazel are living in a dystopian society in the story "Harrison Bergeron"?

A. The picture showed the full length of Harrison against a background calibrated in feet and inches. He was exactly seven feet tall.

B. Ballerinas, technicians, musicians, and announcers cowered on their knees before him, expecting to die.

C. And to offset his good looks, the H-G men required that he wear at all times a red rubber ball for a nose, keep his eyebrows shaved off.

D. The photograph of Harrison Bergeron on the screen jumped again and again, as though dancing to the tune of an earthquake.

Answer 1

C. And to offset his good looks, the G-H men requires that he wears at all times a rubber ball for a nose, keep his eyebrows shaved  :)

Answer 2

Answer: C. And to offset his good looks, the H-G men required that he wear at all times a red rubber ball for a nose, keep his eyebrows shaved off.

A dystopia is a society that is undesirable or frightening. It is the opposite of utopia. This short story by Kurt Vonnegut is an example of a dystopia, as the characters live through social events that are undesirable. The answer illustrates that in this distopia, people are required to offset their good looks (in this case, by wearing a rubber nose and keeping the eyebrows shaved off).