2. Essential Questions
What is a dystopia?
When those in charge control information do they control
individuals?
What are the effects on the individual?
What does it mean to be equal?
What is the difference between being equal and being the
same?
What would society be like if everyone was the same?
3. After Reading Questions
Can we see Harrison Bergeron’s world in our
society today? Think about what George says“The minute people start cheating on laws, what
do you think happens to society?”
Should society force what is good for all at the
expense of an individual’s rights? Example- you
can’t smoke in a restaurant anymore.
Why do we strive to make things perfect in an
imperfect world?
4.
Hazel remarks, about the bumbling
announcer, “He tried. That’s the big thing.” Do
you think people should be rewarded for trying
rather than accomplishing things? Why or why
not?
In your group, think about how you could
hinder the talents of the following people:
Albert
Einstein
Pablo Picasso
Tom Brady
