Themes in Harrison Bergeron

Around the World Activity

Name:______________

Date:___________

You and your assigned team will spend ~4 minutes at each station, where you will find a piece
of poster paper and a marker.
It is your job to come up with as many ideas and pieces of evidence that you can to support the
presence of each theme in the short story Harrison Bergeron.
Aim to include at least one quotation from the story for each theme. Remember to cite the
page number in brackets.

Eg) . . . another noise in his ear radio scattered his thoughts. (page 1)

Source: https://openclipart.org/detail/121483/a-simple-globe-by-jhnri4

The 5 themes you will be exploring are as follows:

Freedom
Knowledge & Ignorance
Law & Order
Strength & Weakness
Influence of Media

When you arrive back at your original station, you will need to create a THEMATIC STATEMENT as a
group. Use the ideas and evidence of your classmates. Write the statement onto the paper and be
prepared to share