Question

read the excerpt from \harrison bergeron.\

\i think id make a good handicapper general.\

\good as anybody else,\ said george.

\who knows better n i do what normal is?\ said hazel.

how does the dialogue develop hazels character?

it depicts her as a round character because she is looking to change her career.
it depicts her as a flat character because she represents the stereotype of average intelligence.
it depicts her as a round character because she is good at something, which makes her better than her peers.
it depicts her as a flat character because she is unclear about what normal means.

Explanation:

Analyze the character type of Hazel

In Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron," Hazel is depicted as a flat character who possesses perfectly average intelligence, meaning she cannot think about anything except in short bursts. Her dialogue, "Who knows better'n I do what normal is?", highlights her lack of depth and her embodiment of the state-mandated, simplified "normal" standard of the dystopian society.

Evaluate the answer choices

• Option 1 is incorrect because Hazel is not a round (complex/developing) character, and wanting to change careers is not the reason for her characterization.
• Option 2 is correct because she is a flat character (simple, uncomplicated) who represents the literal baseline of average intelligence in this society.
• Option 3 is incorrect because Hazel is not a round character, nor is she better than her peers.
• Option 4 is incorrect because Hazel is not unclear about what normal means; she is the very definition of it.

Answer:

• It depicts her as a round character because she is looking to change her career.
• It depicts her as a flat character because she represents the stereotype of average intelligence. (Correct answer)
• It depicts her as a round character because she is good at something, which makes her better than her peers.
• It depicts her as a flat character because she is unclear about what normal means.