The Literary Terms: Setting, Conflict, Rising Action And Climax

Setting, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, protagonist, antagonist, point of view Short story reading Name Institution Date Harrison Bergeron -Kurt Vonnegut SETTING: The year is 2081, and the U.S. government handicaps people to enforce equality among CONFLICT: RISING ACTION: People have to wear handicaps to be equal in the society and Harrison Bergeron is taken away as a 14 year old, who later declares himself the emperor CLIMAX: The Handicap General kills Harrison and the Empress FALLING ACTION: the Bergeron family TV set malfunctioned and they even forgot what they had seen in the past. RESOLUTION: The Bergeron family continue with their normal lives as they no longer recall what they saw on TV. PROTAGONIST: Harrison Bergeron is the protagonist as he wanted to reveal to the world who he was. ANTAGONIST: The handicapper general who kills Harrison Bergeron because she does not want the world to know about Harrison and is goal is cut sh...