How does Vonnegut use characterization and word choice to warn his readers of the potential drawbacks of a truly “equal” society? Support your claims with valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence from the text, including direct quotes and page numbers. In one paragraph and use the RACES format

This question is about “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut.

Answer and Explanation:

Although an egalitarian society is approached as the cradle of freedom and peace among citizens, Vonnegut shows that a society that is totally egalitarian would be very disadvantageous, as it would take away the personality and the ability of the citizens to react, forcing everyone to act exactly the same way, being limited to oppressing all its particularities and therefore killing freedom and creating limitations. Furthermore, an egalitarian society does not allow people to express themselves and feel emotions, as this creates differences. As a result, egalitarian society oppresses, delimits and arrests people. This conclusion can be taken from reading the book and interpreting what happens to each character, especially the main ones.

the correct answer is d. a discussion of specific uses of alliteration

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when you are critiquing or evaluating a poem, you will mostly pay attention to the theme, as well as figures of speech and rhythm. alliteration is a figure of speech where consonants are repeated in neighboring words - and it is important for analysis of sound and rhythm, which is why it might appear in the evaluation of that poem.