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Vonnegut wrote this story in 1961. Why did he describe a society 120 years in the future? A future setting distances Vonnegut’s audience from the story and minimizes the risk of offending readers.A future setting allows for a sharp contrast between present-day society and the future.A future setting provides a warning of what could happen if present-day society does not address a problem.

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A future setting distances Vonnegut’s audience from the story and minimizes the risk of offending readers.
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A future setting allows for a sharp contrast between present-day society and the future.
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A future setting provides a warning of what could happen if present-day society does not address a problem.
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How does the advanced technology create the dystopian setting? Check all that apply.With oppressive control and surveillance With the freedom to think and act freelyWith the dehumanization of GeorgeWith forced conformity

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With oppressive control and surveillance
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With the freedom to think and act freely
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With the dehumanization of George
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With forced conformity

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