Compare And Contrast Harrison Bergeron And Old Glory

Fourteen year old Harrison Bergeron is a passionate character that symbolizes equality in society during the year of 2081. Harrison rebels against the government in a way that shows how everyone in “Harrison Bergeron” was not absolutely equal. This community and its citizens has lost its rights after the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution. Everyone was not actually equal in the story since people could not use their own intelligence, express their true beauty, and display their strengths. The citizens were scared of the United States Handicapper General and they do not have the freedom to be themselves.

When looking into works of literature, some works can seem to be similar or they can seem to be very different. Stories can have a similar setting, point of view, theme, or sense of language and style. However, all of these points could be very different as well and could cover different theme or style. “Good Country People” and “Everyday Use” are two good stories that can both be compared in the theme they both portray, language and style used, and also the setting in both stories. Although in the contrasting side of things, these stories are different in the symbols used within the story, irony, and also the point of view the story is told in.

Harrison is the perfect example of this kind of rebellion. Although he is only fourteen, “he is a genius and an athlete, is under-handicapped, and should be regarded as extremely dangerous” (141). Due to his abilities, he is in prison because he is a threat to society. Harrison is aware that a new society must emerge, and he breaks out of prison, removes his handicaps, and for just a moment, shows his individuality. In the government’s eyes, Harrison is a rebel, and rebels are people that have no place in society, and must die. Diana Moon Glampers, who is the Handicapper General and represents conformity, kills Harrison and his selected mate with whom he wanted to rule a more humane America. She then threatens everyone else with force in the television station with a shotgun by “aiming it at the musicians and told them they have ten seconds to get their handicaps back on” (143). Although Harrison’s actions take place, conformity and equality still rule. In an article in Contemporary American writers, it describes Harrison’s parents after the murder, “They resume their passive, acquiescent lives; having forgotten the entire scene almost as soon as they witnessed it” (2396). This dehumanization is the result of government oppression, as well as the physical punishment that awaits if anyone tries to be rebellious like Harrison Bergeron.

The main plot between both series “Harrison Bergeron” and “Anthem” both show how horrible it can be to make everyone equal as person, which means everyone does the same thing every day, everyone eats the same thing every day, and everyone is viewed the same, but with both stories there comes an outsider in a dystopia. In the story “Harrison Bergeron” it is Harrison Bergeron who is tall, smart, athletic, and viewed as an outcast in his society. In the story “Anthem’ it is Equality 7-2521 who is tall, smart, has a curiosity that makes him thirsty for knowledge, and as well is an outcast in his society. Harrison Bergeron has a society where they do not distinguish family love, unlike “Anthem”

In “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, a society set in the future is controlled by a government who claims to make all people equal, when in reality, they are filled with corruption. Harrison Bergeron, an elite young teenager, sees the malfeasance in the government, and decides to stand up for the greater good of the nation. In order to do this, Harrison removes all of the handicaps placed on him by the government and reveals it to the world on live television, eventually being shot and killed. Many people may see Harrison as a threat to his society due to the unnecessary chaos he caused. However, because he sparked the idea of rebellion in a civilization desperate for freedom, Harrison Bergeron can be considered a hero to society.

Harrison Bergeron is a story that depicts a society whereby everyone is equal mentally, physically and socially. The people were forced to wear handicaps, masks, weights and headsets in order to be equal with each other in the society. V for Vendetta is a 2005 action packed film by James McTeigue which presents a society that is controlled by the government. The film and the story present dystopian societies and both are stories of the future which shows how the government will slowly start controlling its people. In all the stories, one character stands up to the government and shows significant defiance unfortunately, they end up dying trying to fight the all controlling governments.

Harrison Bergeron is a story written by Kurt Vonnegut. Vonnegut’s story is a warning to the world about the quest of equality, which is spreading all round in many nations with America on the lead. The story shows the reader how the equality issue can have negative impacts on people’s individuality, and the society. The story revolves around the protagonist, Harrison Bergeron who is an archetypical symbol that represents defiance, and individuality. He is used to represent the people who will stand up, and protest against cruel laws imposed by the state on equality, and encourage others to protest with him. Through the characterization of Harrison, George and Hazel, Vonnegut shows how the equality idea can go to the extreme. The

By comparing both stories together, and the characters within them, it is clear that neither the narrator from “The Yellow Wallpaper” or Harrison from “Harrison Bergeron” agree with the way they are being treated caused by their social, political and economic standpoint in society. In both stories they have opposing forces trying to dictate their life, and telling them who they are supposed to be. Within the story “The Yellow Wallpaper”, the narrator is being authorized by her husband john and in the story “Harrison Bergeron”, Harrison is being oppressed by his government system. In both societies of the stories, the characters are treated differently for who they are. The people to have more power in their lives, decide who they are and what they can be. The ultimate outcome of their life is up to the forces controlling them. Both characters have no way to escape the labels given to them, without going against the people restraining their potential. The characters have many good attributes to them, but are confined to being what others tell them to be. The narrator has wonderful writing skills and an active mind which allows her to be creative and have an artistic personality, but her husband will not allow her to write or be who she wants to be because he has the capability to control who she is. Harrison is a genius and an athlete who could build upon his abilities to better himself as a person both mentally and physically, but the government will not allow him to

First, the core plots of both stories is different but I found similarities between the two. Harrison Bergeron is a story that’s based in the United States in the year 2081, where the government creates total equality

“Fear nothing, out brothers” (Rand 70). In Anthem Equality is a boy living in a collective society where no family or love is allowed. “Harrison Bergeron” is about being equal. However the leaders of the society can make things equal, they will. Although “Harrison Bergeron” and Anthem are both dystopian literature, they differ in their differences of family and technology.

Vonnegut's, short story, “Harrison Bergeron”, portrays Harrison as a considerate, ignored hero but also an outsider, standing up for the people’s and his rights. Vonnegut made it clear that Harrison’s appearance and beliefs are portrayed negatively to others, while the equipment used on him and others, but also the responses from him and to the handicap generals, ballerinas, and news reporters have made them get a wrong

“Old Glory” and “ Harrison Bergeron” are futuristic short stories. First, In “ Old Glory” it's about a future government who violated the basic human rights. The story is in the view of a boy named Donald. The story also talks about is great- grandfather who tries to speak out against the SOS. But then the great- grandfather sadly dies. The theme of “ Old Glory” is “ With new ideas, there will always be some injustice, and someone to identify them .”. Second, “ Harrison Bergeron” is about a government trying to make everyone equal, by making everything unjust. Harrison Bergeron tried to expose the unjust ways of the government.The theme of “ Harrison Bergeron” is “ With new ideas, there will always be some injustice, and someone to identify them”. “Old Glory” and “ Harrison Bergeron” both use sci-fi details in similar and different ways to create a theme.

The point of view in “Harrison Bergeron” is third person with limited insight. The focal character is George Bergeron, the titular character’s father. The story is written to show two settings: the living room of George and Hazel Bergeron, and the scene they are watching on their television. This point of view helps to develop the theme by showing what we assume to be an average couple in a futuristic setting, and by establishing a societal norm for the dystopian setting. The mundane point of view contrasts nicely with the very outrageous personality of Harrison Bergeron and his theatrical antics. This point of view also gives the reader a relatively objective look into the conflict between Harrison and the United States Handicapper General. The use of George as the focal character gives the reader insight into the mind of a man who wears a mental and a physical handicap. This allows the reader to see into George’s thoughts and how they process with the mental handicap in place, “every twenty seconds or so, the transmitter would send out some sharp noise to keep people like George from taking advantage of their

Harrison Bergeron might be considered a hero by some, but in the end, he is a danger to society. When Harrison faces the government he has more in mind than only disabling the handicaps that everyone bears. ‘“I am the Emperor,’ cried Harrison. ‘Do you hear? I am the Emperor! Everybody must do what I say at once”’ (Vonnegut 142-143). Harrison

When short stories started to be written in the American Romanticism Time Period, they were very different from the ones today, but they didn’t change abruptly. Over the different periods like the American Romanticism, Dark Romantics, Realism, Moderns, and Contemporary, the events changed the style of writing and the characteristics of the way the authors in these times wrote their stories. The authors in these eras started to revolutionize the way they wrote according to occurrences in that particular period. Another thing that affects the periods are the way public starts to think and the events that start happening in the United States. There are many unique factors that contribute to the American Romanticism, Dark Romantics, Realism, Moderns, and the Contemporary Time Periods.