ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -What does Hazel forget at the end of the story? She witnessed the murder of her son on TV but quickly forgets why she was sad. 5.

Detailed explanation-2: -After listening and being moved by the music, Harrison and his Empress dance while flying to the ceiling, then pause in mid-air to kiss. Diana Moon Glampers, the Handicapper General, enters the studio and kills Harrison and the Empress with two shotgun blasts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Why don’t Harrison’s parents respond with more feeling to what they have seen? Harrison’s parents don’t respond with more feeling to what they have seen because their handicaps cause them to forget about sad things.

Detailed explanation-4: -After witnessing their son Harrison shot dead by the Handicapper General on a live television broadcast, Hazel and George are stunned and heartbroken, before suddenly forgetting what has happened due to the ignorance forced upon them through George’s mental handicap and Hazel’s mediocre intelligence.

Detailed explanation-5: -Q. How do George and Hazel witness the events of the story? They heard them on the radio.