Read the excerpt from "harrison bergeron."

a police photograph of harrison bergeron was flashed on the screen—upside down, then sideways, upside down again, then right side up.

this excerpt is an example of satire because it humorously

a. exposes the incompetence that this society views as normal.
b. portrays harrison bergeron as being more dangerous than he really is.
c. exaggerates the effects of george bergeron’s handicaps.
d. illustrates how television and other media control society.

Answer :

"Harrison Bergeron" has been written as a satire to critique the people's claims of equality in every sense. Cambridge English Dictionary defines "satire" as "a way of criticizing people or ideas in a humorous way, especially in order to make a political point, or a piece of writing that uses this style."

A. The given excerpt is an example of satire because it humorously  exposes the incompetence that this society views as normal.

A. exposes the incompetence that this society views as normal.

Explanation:

The photograph is at first shown upside down. The same photograph is shown again in a different position as a clear attempt of showing it in the correct position, which whoever is trying failed. This situation is repeated a few times, showing a constant fail in a humorous way. It is a clear focus on the incompetence of whomever is doing it.

"everyday

use" was written by alice walker. this is a story about two sisters, dee

and maggie wanting to have the handmade quilt. maggie wants to use the thing

for its purpose, while dee appreciates it for being “her heritage”.   the quilt represents family heritage. it was

believed that only dedication and years of hard work can represent a  quilt. 

mama decided to give

the quilts to her less fortunate daughter, maggie because she believed that dee

could not hold the true meaning of their family heritage and   that she would not use the quilts for their

purpose. however, dee believed that maggie can’t appreciate the quilts just as

how she sees them, and she thought that the quilt will be put to “everyday use”

by maggie and within 5 years or so, the quilt will turn into a rag. in the story, dee strongly believed that maggie do not deserve the quilts.

explanation:

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