In "harrison bergeron," kurt vonnegut critiques society's goal of perfect equality and through his use of satire and a. irony b. allegory c. metaphor d. personification

A. Irony.

Explanation:

Kurt Vonnegut is one of the greatest writers who have exploited masterfully the genre of satire and the use of irony. A satire is a literary genre that, through irony and humor criticizes a societal problem aiming at advancing a more just or balanced solution. Irony is a literary device that, in broad terms, shows you on the surface of things, an appearance of what seems to be the case, when in reality, in a deeper sense, the actual case is something profoundly different. In this story in particular, Vonnegut presents us with an anti-hero of sorts, who rebels against mandatory social equality and in so doing, ironically, Vonnegut shows us the importance of social and personal differences in relation to the construction of any community.  

claim of policy

explanation:

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)