4-2BR02B

2BR02B by Kurt Vonnegut

Lucy Northup
 * __ The Extender: __**

The book __The Giver__ is like 2 B R 0 2 B because they both are stories where the government is very overpowering and many people have different views of life and death. In both stories they think of death as a chore and do not relate emotions with death. Neither stories show any spiritual connections with death.

The movie “The Hunger Games” is like 2 B R 0 2 B because it also has a very powerful government that controls everybody’s everyday life. They both have the same theme of population control by the solution of killing people. Both are placed in the future also. Both have extreme solutions to big problems, and both solutions are dealing with death and raises many moral questions.

Carl Fredrickson from the movie “Up” reminds me of the painter from 2 B R 0 2 B because both of them are stereotypical “grumpy old men.” In the beginning of both stories they have a strong set of views that they believe cannot be changed and both do not like anybody who disagrees with them. By the end of the story they have witnessed something so powerful that they change their views for the better.

2 B R 0 2 B reminds me of the song: Handlebars. Handlebars starts off by listing small accomplishments like “I can ride my bike with no handlebars” or “I can tie a knot in a cherry stem.” As the song goes on, the accomplishments get more and more impressive: “I can make you want to buy a product,” “I can design an engine 64 miles to the gallon of gasoline,” “I can lead a nation with a microphone” soon the accomplishments are very extreme “ I can make anybody go to prison just ‘cause I don’t like them, I can do anything with no permission, I have it all under my command.” The song ends with the line: I can ride my bike with no handlebars. This is like 2 B R 0 2 B because it shows that more power is not always the solution, sometimes the solution is to go back to the basics. In the story the solution is population control, which is like riding your bike with no handlebars, which could be much better than leading a nation with a microphone.


 * __ Costa’s Levels of Inquiry __**


 * 1) What is the population of the United States in the story?
 * 2) Why does the painter decided to make and appointment with the Federal Bureau of Termination?
 * 3) Hypothesize why the women who work in the Termination field grow facial hair.

__Costa's Levels of Inquiry__
Melanie Arthur's Questions:
 * 1) How old is Edward K. Wehling?
 * 2) Analyze why the old man in the end of the story decides to have himself killed.
 * 3) Predict whether the three babies will be allowed to live. Will the same principle of three volunteers willing to die change because three people were killed in order for the babies to survive?

Claiborne Earles' questions:
 * 1) What number do people call when they want to die?
 * 2) What does a 200 year old man that looks 35 tell you about the technology of this time period?
 * 3) Why didn't Mr. Wehling shoot the painter instead of himself so he would be able to live with his children?

__Vocabulary Builder by Melanie__
1. orderly (adj.) - a. arranged or disposed in some order or fashion b. governed by law When I hear the word orderly, I think about organization. And that is characteristic that is certainly show in this story. During the time period of this story, the technology is very advanced including the cure for aging and how to control populations. The government laws control the population, relating to the second definition of orderly. 2. daub (n.) - a. a material used to daub walls b. a crude picture The muralist calls the picture he is painting a daub. When you are introduced to his character, you can instantly know he is not one of the people in favor of the controlling government. When he calls his work a daub he means every thing, every person, every job the people have is a disgrace and represents nothing of the meaning of life. 3. sobriquet (n.) - a descriptive name or epithet There are many names for the institutions one can be killed at ("Good-bye Mother", "Weep-no-more", etc.). In one point in the story the real name is mentioned which is "Ethical Suicide Studios". Though more things in the story have sobriquets such as the phone number "2BR02B". It is really the number to call when you want an appointment with the institution. 4. population (n.) - the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region. The population is very important in this story because I think all the reforms could not be possible if the population were as big as it is today. 5. life (n.) - the sequence of physical and mental experiences that make up the existence of an individual. Mostly everyone in the time setting of this story believes that life is all about living controllably with no problems. However some people, like the old man in the story, think that way of life is ridiculous. The old man compared the life of the garden to a dirty paint rag. 6. crime (n.) - a. criminal activity b. something reprehensible, foolish, or disgraceful. In the futuristic world, crime has somehow been taken out of the world along with prisons. Now everyone thinks it is a crime to hate the controlling system of government; that view is certainly looked down upon. 7. termination (n.) - end in time or existence. The Federal Bureau of Termination in the story represent a big part of the law: the amount of people. This place is supposed to seem carefree and almost happy because it is a place you can go to die without any worry or pain. This fact adds more irony to the story because the society has made the end of your life seem like a blissful event that would kindly help your country. 8.

Andrew Ferralli's ?s

1. How many kids was the wife having? 2. What has to happen for every kid born? 3. Why do you think the author wrote this story?

= Image Finder by Andrew F. =

1. This image relates to the story because for every person born one person must die. It is showing that they both relate to each other. 2. I chose this image because in the story everything is more advanced and it is peaceful. In the picture it says the future because they are in the future in the story.

3. I chose this pic. because in the story they were having an ultrasound to so the babys and there were triplets. In the picture there are 3 babys from a ultrasound.

4. I chose this picture because in the story they have the cure to all dieseses. The picture here shows a medicine that is a cure to everything.



5. i chose this picture because in the story there is no wars and it is peaceful. this picture has a no war sign and say yes peace.


 * Character Tracker by Claiborne **

//quiet//: Mr. Wehling is so quiet that his presence is not recognized easily. When the painter, Leora, and Dr. Hitz are talking about the triplets, they don't notice the father sitting right there. Dr. Hitz helps us realize Mr. Wehling is hard to spot.

' "Oh, Mr. Wehling," said Dr. Hitz, "I didn't see you." "The invisible man," said Wehling.'

//wicked//: Dr. Hitz suddenly appears evil and wicked when he understands that Mr. Wehling doesn't agree with the population control. At first he seamed to be the happy, popular guy that everyone loves. He quickly showed us the side of pride

//grouchy//: The painter is depicted as a grumpy old man. A character comes right out and tells us.

' "You're a gloomy old duck, aren't you?" said the orderly.' The painter had just told the person that life was represented more by a foul dropcloth than a picture perfect garden painting. this shows us that the painter has a negative view on his generation.

//rich//: We can tell Leora Duncan is a wealthy woman from the way the author describes her.

'A course, formidable woman strode into the waiting room on spike heels. Her shoes, stockings, trench coat, bag and overseas cap were all purple... The medallion on her purple musette bag was the seal of the Service division of the Federal Bureau of Termination, and eagle perched on a turnstile.' This informs us that she has a high rank in society and is rich enough to afford expensive clothes.

//skillful//: The painter is incredibly talented in his work. We know this because a character says...

' "Looks so real," he said, "I can practically imagine I'm standing in the middle of it." '