Across
- 2. Harrison Bergeron _______ how everyone is the exact same, no one can think, feel, or truly live.bg68iyyikm
- 5. “he was held on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government [and the set of rules]”
- 6. “His father’s voice came to him again...lecturing endlessly about his poor efforts in math… he hadn’t been allowed to play high school ball”
- 7. “50 degrees below zero was to him nothing more than 50 degrees below zero...The animal was worried about the great cold.” The man’s perspective of the cold is different from the dog’s.
- 10. The Man in To Build A Fire struggles against his thoughts and continues through the cold to reach his destination even though he should stop..
- 16. “The music began. It was...cheap, silly [and] false” (even the musicians could not play music)
- 17. Oftentimes life is a fragile thing.
- 19. Suppressing differences instead of celebrating them can lead to drastic consequences.
- 20. Harison Bergeron struggles against his handicaps such as the earpiece to disperse thoughts.
- 21. “dead...bleeding...rotting brown...untenanted”
- 22. “...aside from the main Yukon trail...It was nine o’clock...there seemed to be an indescribable darkness...”
- 24. “It was all pure white. North and south, as far as the eye could see, it was unbroken white” You can picture the snow
- 25. The man from To Build a Fire never stood a chance against the bitter cold. We knew he was in trouble from the start which he did not know.
- 26. "and at times I was mean to Doodle...I grabbed him in my arms and hugged him”
Down
- 1. The government goes against Harrison Bergeron.
- 3. "The dark sky, filled with angry, swirling clouds, reflected Greg Ridley’s mood..." Greg is who we are following.
- 4. There are those who realize that success comes with effort.
- 8. “‘It looks tired,’ Daddy added. ‘Or maybe sick’… Doodle’s hands were clasped at his throat… ‘It’s dead’” The Ibis represents Doodle (It’s not symbolism)
- 9. "Hazel had a perfectly average intelligence, which meant she couldn't think about anything except in short bursts." Hazel is only average
- 11. In The Treasure of Lemon Brown, we expect the treasure to be of monetary value, however we find out that it is of personal value instead.
- 12. Oftentimes treasure is not of monetary value but sentimental value.
- 13. At the end of To Build a Fire, the man realizes that the old man was right and that he should have listened to others.
- 14. Harrison Bergeron wants everyone to be free, which is the opposite of what society believes.
- 15. For the man from To Build a Fire, fire means life.
- 18. Doodle was supposed to die early on, but fights to live until he eventually dies..
- 20. “He was certain to freeze in his present circumstances” Nature has defeated him.
- 23. Some heed the warnings of others while others pay the price.