Satire In Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron

Can true equality ever be achieved through strict governmental control? Can people abolish their foolish hatred of differences in race, economic status, colors, religions, or sexual orientation? Can utopia be attained if we put an end to all these hatreds? In the satire, “Harrison Bergeron”, Kurt Vonnegut expresses his theme of the dysfunctional government of utopia through his effective use of simile, irony, and symbolism. In the story, Harrison’s father George was exceptionally intelligent and so he was forced to wear an earpiece that would interrupts his thoughts every twenty seconds. When it goes off, his “thoughts fled in panic, like bandits from a burglar alarm.” It shows his inability to concentrate and develop independent thoughts