Describe George and Hazel Bergeron in Harrison Bergeron. What is each character like and what do you think that their function is in the story?
(What do they reveal about the society they live in?)

What is meant by “eternally burning black pipes”? what is this implying about the personality of the firemen?

How is dr. lanyon characterized in the excerpt? as friendly as arrogant as wise as mournful

Which pair of uses of figurative language from “the caged bird” support the extended metaphor of freedom versus oppression? back of the wind; floats downstream his wings are clipped; his feet are tied the caged bird sings; the free bird thinks dawn bright lawn; grave of dreams