Read this excerpt from “harrison bergeron” by kurt vonnegut, jr.:
“you been crying? ” he said to hazel.
“yup,” she said.
“what about? ” he said.
“i forget,” she said. “something real sad on television.”
“what was it? ” he said.
“it’s all kind of mixed up in my mind,” said hazel.
which statement best describes the intended aesthetic impact of this excerpt?
a. by hazel’s forgetting why she had been crying, the author leaves the reader feeling unsatisfied.
b. by george’s recognition that hazel has been crying, the author shows that he is no longer handicapped.
c. by hazel’s failure to remember seeing her son die on tv, the author reveals his compassion for her character.
d. by showing hazel crying, the author reveals that she is able to express feelings, leaving the reader heartened.

A. By Hazel’s forgetting why she had been crying, the author leaves the reader feeling unsatisfied.

In "Harrison Bergeron," the tyrannical government has dominated the population in such a way that they are unable to realize how submissive and incapacitated they are. However, the author seems to question this incapacity for rebellion when introducing Harrison and describing his rebellion broadcasted on TV. While the reader is now led to believe that things will change after Hazel witnesses this and cries, the author ultimately ruins all hope by telling us that she does not remember what she saw. This leaves the reader unsatisfied and hopeless.

in "people in peace, not profit and war" chrisholm uses inductive reasoning for her argument against defense spending by stating that the new administration, like most americans, wanted to invest in social objectives, so they must not want to prioritize defense spending. mr. nixon said "we can delay no longer in launching new approaches to the problem that beset them", but chrisholm points out that the programs were delayed anyways.

b is the answer.   i sat on the lumpy sofa, totally exhausted, with a bad taste in my mouth, wondering what i should do next.