Question

read the excerpt from \harrison bergeron.\ \all of a sudden you look so tired,\ said hazel. \why dont you stretch out on the sofa, sos you can rest your handicap bag on the pillows, honeybunch.\ she was referring to the forty - seven pounds of birdshot in a canvas bag, which was padlocked around georges neck. \go on and rest the bag for a little while,\ she said. \i dont care if youre not equal to me for a while.\ george weighed the bag with his hands. \i dont mind it,\ he said. \i dont notice it any more. its just a part of me.\ this dialogue between george and hazel portrays george as a static character because he has accepted societys rules and does not try to challenge them. dynamic character because he makes sacrifices so that hazel can feel good about herself. static character because he does not report hazel to the handicapper general for her suggestion.

Explanation:

A static character does not change over the course of a story and adheres firmly to established beliefs or societal norms. In the excerpt, George has fully accepted the oppressive handicap (the 47-pound bag) as a permanent part of himself, refusing to even temporarily set it aside despite Hazel's suggestion. He does not challenge the unfair societal rules enforcing equality through handicaps, showing no shift in his mindset. The other options are incorrect: he is not dynamic (no character change occurs), and his choice not to report Hazel is not the core reason for being static.

Answer:

static character because he has accepted society's rules and does not try to challenge them.