Harrison Bergeron Forced Equality Analysis
The Tragedy of Forced Equality
In Kurt Vonnegut’s Harrison Bergeron, we are presented a world where the crusade for social equality sends society into a dystopia of forced ignorance and stunted abilities. In America, equality means that all aspects of our culture are uniform; you should be treated the same regardless of your religious, racial, or societal background. I do not believe absolute equality is a right. Being treated equally and being treated respectfully are used interchangeably today in our culture. Americans campaign for our “equal” rights; gay rights, women’s rights, working rights, but in actuality, we don’t want to be accepted as the same. For example, a woman would like to be treated fairly and receive the same salary as
In Kurt Vonnegut’s Harrison Bergeron, we are presented a world where the crusade for social equality sends society into a dystopia of forced ignorance and stunted abilities. In America, equality means that all aspects of our culture are uniform; you should be treated the same regardless of your religious, racial, or societal background. I do not believe absolute equality is a right. Being treated equally and being treated respectfully are used interchangeably today in our culture. Americans campaign for our “equal” rights; gay rights, women’s rights, working rights, but in actuality, we don’t want to be accepted as the same. For example, a woman would like to be treated fairly and receive the same salary as