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    Harrison Bergeron: Negotiation of Identity In a world with no individuality‚ is it possible for humanity to progress? In the short story‚ “Harrison Bergeron‚” the author‚ Kurt Vonnegut‚ presents the idea of a conformed society in which everyone is totally equal; if one is superior to another‚ then they must wear a certain handicap to supress their talent. However‚ the flaw in this type of society is the loss of one’s identity and freedom. A conformed society technically wouldn’t be very equal because

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    Harrison Bergeron takes place in a future where everything is supposedly equal. I say supposedly because there are so those who are still in power over everyone else. The society is taken over by these handicaps that are weighing them down and also not allowing them to think for themselves‚ therefore‚ control over them is present. In Harrison Bergeron‚ many themes are present ranging from the equality to people’s free will to be who they are. A major theme that Is present is that the equality

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    Analysis of Major Characters Harrison Bergeron Harrison represents the part of the American people that still longs to try hard‚ flaunt their attributes‚ and outpace their peers. At age fourteen‚ Harrison is a physical specimen: seven feet tall‚ immensely strong‚ and extremely handsome. The government does everything in its power to squelch Harrison‚ forcing him to wear huge earphones to distort his thinking‚ glasses to damage his sight and give him headaches‚ three hundred pounds of metal

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    In the short story “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. theme played an unusually role in the stories. The theme was mostly on a general that had a law of equality‚ Vonnegut captured this by making everyone have the same intelligence‚ strengths and weaknesses‚ and he made everyone look alike. Imagine a world where an oppressive government captures what many call diversity. Where ugly is known as beauty and intelligence is insignificant. “They weren’t only equal before God and the law. They

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    idea of individualism.As older generations are use routine.I feel that I can understand my audience because I have always been a person that likes to stand up for myself and I am all about self expression and equality. The short story Harrison Bergeron takes place in theyear 2081. A year where there was a lot of oppression. Oppression is the domination of a society or group. This can be by a government or authority‚ or by one group over another group. It may be designed to prevent their growth

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    story‚ “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut the literary device‚ symbolism‚ develops the central idea. The central idea being‚ the government’s oppression and how it affects people. It is easy to rise from oppression‚ but people are too afraid to stand up. Harrison’s hindrance is that the government does not allow anyone to take off the handicaps. Harrison overcomes the obstacle by proving the government wrong‚ and doing the contrary. Symbolism is represented in the scene where Harrison declares

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    Agatha Lai Harrison Bergeron Mar. 9. 2013 Discuss the idea of perfect society. Is it possible to create a perfect society? Dreaming a perfect society seemed unrealistic. When I was young‚ I dream my perfect society as a place with my family‚ toys‚ food‚ and happiness‚ really as a child I don’t think deeply about human rights‚ money‚ and shelter. At that time my perfect life was simple and easy. Happiness was my definition for a perfect society. In the story “Harrison Bergeron” the definition

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    An Equal Society with a Strong Government In 2081‚ all of society is forced to be equal. In Kurt Vonnegut‚ Jr.’s short story‚ Harrison Bergeron‚ everyone is assigned “handicaps” that make them equal to everyone else. These handicaps included wearing weights around the neck‚ wearing a mask to cover beauty‚ and having a device in the ear so thinking could not be overdone. “Nobody was smarter than anyone else; nobody was better looking than anyone else; nobody was stronger or quicker than anyone

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    abiding” father George Bergeron and his “rebel” son Harrison Bergeron. As George and Hazel watch television one night the program is interrupted by an announcement stating that "Harrison Bergeron‚ age fourteen‚ has just escaped from jail‚ where he was held on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. He is a genius and an athlete‚ is under-handicapped‚ and should be regarded as extremely dangerous."(Vonnegut‚ 915) At first the reader is lead to believe that Harrison is a miscreant and should

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    According to Vonnegut‚ so did the U.S. government‚ in the year 2081. In the outrageous short story of "Harrison Bergeron"‚ many historic achievements and ideas‚ like the Manifesto‚ can closely parallel with that of the future outlook described by Vonnegut. Vonnegut shows the ridiculousness of the outcome of this‚ at the time‚ popular ideology with satire and exaggerations. Harrison Bergeron opens with a paragraph that immediately gives a background setting to the story as a whole. The time of 2081

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