Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this story.

Which quotation from “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. best develops the theme that equality and freedom are not the same thing?


A) “‘Excuse me—’ she said, and she began again, making her voice absolutely uncompetitive.”

B) “Hazel had a perfectly average intelligence, which meant she couldn’t think about anything except in short bursts.”

C) “George was toying with the vague notion that maybe dancers shouldn’t be handicapped.”

D) “The spectacles were intended to make him not only half blind, but to give him whanging headaches besides.”