Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron."A police photograph of Harrison Bergeron was flashed on the screen—upside down, then sideways, upside down again, then right side up.This excerpt is an example of satire because it humorously
Answer
A
exposes the incompetence that this society views as normal.
B
portrays Harrison Bergeron as being more dangerous than he really is.
C
exaggerates the effects of George Bergeron’s handicaps.
D
illustrates how television and other media control society.
Explanation
The photograph keeps appearing in the wrong orientation before finally being shown right side up, making the police seem comically inept. The humor satirizes a society in which such incompetence is treated as normal, so the best choice is “exposes the incompetence that this society views as normal.”
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