Question 4 of 10 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 11 B Credit Recovery 5 Credits
Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron."“I am the Emperor!” cried Harrison. “Do you hear? I am the Emperor! Everybody must do what I say at once!” He stamped his foot and the studio shook.“Even as I stand here—” he bellowed, “crippled, hobbled, sickened—I am a greater ruler than any man who ever lived! Now watch me become what I can become!” Harrison tore the straps of his handicap harness like wet tissue paper, tore straps guaranteed to support five thousand pounds. Harrison’s scrap-iron handicaps crashed to the floor.What do Harrison’s words and actions reveal about his character?
Answer
A
He wants to become like the Handicapper General and have absolute power.
B
He wants to rebel against the law and show off his true self.
C
He wants to force everyone to appreciate music and dancing.
D
He wants to make the people watching television fear for their lives.