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The Veldt, They're Made Out of Meat, Harrison Bergeron. Marisa…
The Veldt, They're Made Out of Meat, Harrison Bergeron. Marisa Montgomery 6th period
The Veldt
Plot
Mr. and Mrs. Hadley are noticing that the nursery in their Happylife Home has been becoming more realistic and scary then usual. They call in a pyscologist to take a look at it.
During the night, the children, Peter and Wendy, break into the nursery and imagine their favorite fantasy- their parents being eaten by lions. Lydia and George hear two screams that sound familiar, but they decide to let the children play so that the psychologist can observe it the next day.
Mr. McClean, the psychologist, observes the room and tells George Hadley that the behavior of his children is destructive and advises that he locks the nursery up for good.
George declares that the family will be going on a vacation to Iowa and the nursery will be permanently shut off.
Wendy and Peter throw a fit and Peter tells his father that he hates him and wishes he would die. The children beg their parents for just one more moment in the nursery before they leave for Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Hadley cave in a agree to give them one more moment in the nursery before it is shut off for good.
Once Wendy and Peter are in the nursery, they call for their mother and father. Mr. and Mrs. Hadley rush into the room, which results in their children looking them inside.The lions from the Veldt devour George and Lydia and they realized why the two screams they heard the night before sounded so familiar.
When David McClean returns, he finds Wendy and Peter sitting in the door frame of the nursery, eating a small picnic. He asks about where Mr. and Mrs. Hadley are, and the children tell him they will be back directly.
Themes
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Once technology develops, people will no longer need human connection or nurturing.
People will become spoiled with technology and wealth, and it will become destructive.
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Harrison Bergeron
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Setting
The Bergeron's House, The music studio
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Plot
Harrison's dad has a handicap because he is stronger and smarter than most people. He has a device in his ear that makes different sounds to distract him from his thoughts. He has a heavy bag around his neck to weigh him down
The ballerinas danced with birdshot and sash weights chained to them. They had to wear masks to hide their beauty.
The ballerina had to mask her voice and make it sound ugly to announce on the news that they believed Harrison Bergeron wanted to overthrow the government.
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He took a ballerina as his empress and demanded the musicians to play to the best of their abilities. Harrison and the Ballerina danced together and were so superior to others that they floated to the ceiling without their handicaps.
Diana Mon Glampers shot Harrison and the ballerina and killed them both for what they had done. George and Hazel could barely remember what had happened on the television, so they continued to watch T.V. after their son had just been killed.
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Vocabulary
Satire
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues
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Irony
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
They're Made Out of Meat
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Plot
The first storyteller tells the other that they went into the minds of the meat and removed themselves from their memories.
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Finally, the second speaker acknowledges what the other is saying and beings to believe him.
The first storyteller is explaining that they studied these "creatures" and found them to be nothing but meat.
The second speaker doesn't believe the first, or doesn't really understand what he is trying to tell him.
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