<span>South Korea is a democratic nation while North Korea is a
communist nation. Though both have been
separated by boundaries and political ideology, recent developments may have
caused the two countries to grow further apart. Today, South Korea is one of
the fastest growing countries in the world.
Its economy is now rapidly growing as its products are now widely used
internationally from cellphones to appliance to even automobiles. This has led to big improvement in the living
conditions of its citizens who also enjoy the benefits of a democratic
government. On the hand, North Korea is gaining
notoriety for its suppression of human rights.
There are rumors of starvation within the country and it recently
announced that it successfully detonated a hydrogen bomb heightening tensions
not only with the South but also with other countries.</span>
George Bergeron's character is, literally, extremely intelligent, strong, and capable. We know this because of the number of handicaps he is forced to wear by the government. His weights, for example, are so tiring that his wife suggests he risk removing them even thought the consequences are severe for doing so.
Because of his handicaps, George is a character who is incapable of changing, reacting to a situation, or even remembering what he his doing and he is such a rule-follower that he won't use his intelligence or strength to go against the government.
A reader can see that the handicaps put on George are a metaphor for the burdens that the majority of the population of America are encumbered by in real life. While most people don't have pounds of bird-shot strapped to their necks, it is clear that people ARE burdened by great amounts of debt, jobs that pay little, stresses like large families, consumerism, etc that hold them back from participating fully in life. The "handicaps'' of the story are literally meant to show how much weight we are putting on the wrong things in our lives.
Vonnegut uses characters like George to demonstrate how little people are actually living. They are flat, unfeeling, unemotional, and unable to communicate, resist, or change. It is obvious that George SHOULD react to seeing his son's violent death broadcast on national television, but he is completely incapable of doing so because of the handicaps attached to him. The lack of character development, coupled with the excellent description of George's strengths due to his handicaps is what allows a reader to understand that the character is meant to be criticized. Readers are meant to ask themselves, how could he not react? How could he not remember? Why won't he question the ideals of the government? Why won't he risk himself for something that could save his son?
D because since he shrugged his shoulders its definitely showing that its water off his back and he doesn't care.<span />
Bravery, Cleverness, Confidence, Determination, Loyalty, and Strength. So all except Patience but I don't know what part of the book you are at.
Answer:d. variegated babbling
Explanation: variegated babbling is mixing of different sounds like (pa ba da). They are nonsense,meaningless words. A child happens to imitate noises produce,mixing sounds,this sound will eventually turn into words,like mama,kitty. As they grow the begin to communicate through jargons and words.
