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    acceptable in this world . So George is forced to wear a radio transistor in his ear ; every 20 seconds it goes off‚ and makes a very loud noise which causes him to wince in pain. George said “sounded like somebody hitting a milk bottle with a ball pen hammer‚” (pg. 2-6) . But because Hazel ‚ was curious about the pain he had she asked questions . George started to look tired and Hazel‚ told him she doesn’t mind if he

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    for the screen but they tell a similar story and try to relay a similar message. Kurt Vonnegut wrote “Harrison Bergeron” and this told the story of ow every was finally equal in every way and the people who weren’t meeting the average mark they were given handicaps to level the playing field for all people. 2081 was produced by Thor Halovenrt and is a movie based on the story of Harrison Bergeron it follows the same premiums but there are some changes that take place during the movie. Halovent must

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    Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron” is a short story about the future‚ composed of 92 paragraphs that sends a message that total equality is not worth striving for‚ for freedom is the cost of equality. Equality is more or less achieved but at the price of freedom and individual achievement. For all of the people to be equal‚ some people who are stronger that normal‚ have to wear weights all the time‚ girls that are more beautiful have to cover their faces. The more advantage they have‚ the greater

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    their outcomes. In both of the stories I have chosen (A&P and Harrison Bergeron)‚ the main characters are classified as heroes because of their willingness to defy the authoritive forces around them‚ whether it be the store manager Lengel in A&P or the Handicapper General in Harrison Bergeron‚ as well as their willingness to strike out on their own instead of adhering to social norms. In Harrison Bergeron‚ the main character Harrison stands up to a society that attempts to dull his individual qualities

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    Nethergrave and Harrison Bergeron have an imaginative setting. Nethergrave was very imaginative because of the things that happened during the story. Harrison Bergeron has a very “unreal” setting in comparison to real life. Today I will be reading and learning more about both of these stories. In this essay‚ we will explore both stories and learn why their setting is drastically different than in real life. Harrison Bergeron takes place in 2018. There’s a married couple (George and Hazel Harrison) and they

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    did not portray it well in most areas. The character Harrison Bergeron in both the movie and story was described differently. Harrison’s father wears a metal handicap radio in his ear. The government in the story regulates mostly everything and in the movie they it forces the people to obey the laws that are announced. The story shows the character Harrison as if he is superman‚ but the film does not show that at all. The character Harrison in both the movie and story was totally described differently

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    The story Harrison Bergeron takes place in the year 2081 and everyone is equal by their physical and mental qualities due to enforcement by the law. A married couple named George and Hazel can only think in short bursts because of Hazel’s low iq and George’s small radio in his ear. The two of them have a son named Harrison who smart and strong and is taken away from his parents. Complications arise when Harrison escapes and people worry that he may take over the government and change society itself

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    Conflict in “Harrison Bergeron” How does conflict in “Harrison Bergeron” helps communicate the author’s message? His message was that everyone being equal would be tortured and a horrible idea. The govt had control over everyone by making everyone wear handicaps such as ear piece‚ braces‚ mask‚ & weights. Also the media control because they had to watch punishments‚ govt warnings‚ & announcements. These messages show what caused the conflict in the story. The govt was harsh to everyone because

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    All these stories “The Lottery”‚”2BRO2B”‚and”Harrison Bergeron are all really good stories to read.All of the stories have a lot of symbolism in them.Some of the stories will be kinda creepy and some will be funny. In the story “Harrison Bergeron” uses a lot of symbolism.For example in one part the story when George’s and Hazel’s son took off all of his handicaps it represented freedom.Another example is when George thought of his son the 21 gun salute went off in his head and he forgot

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    Short Story Analysis 6 By: Michael Hurley Harrison Bergeron: This novel centers around the Bergeron’s‚ the average 2081 family in this stories dystopian America. According to this story‚ every single person is equal‚ not just under the law or equal with opportunity‚ but equal. While this sounds nice the way in which true equality is achieved is one which will annoy most modern Americans. George Bergeron‚ the father figure in this story‚ is apparently considered “above average” in mental capacity

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