Harrison Bergeron Conflict

The short story “Harrison Bergeron” contains quite a bit of irony. In this particular period of time, all people are required to be the equal physically and mentally. If they are superior to other people, they will be forced to wear handicaps in order reduce their capabilities to make them like other normal people. The story contains examples of situational, verbal and dramatic irony.

Does our government have too much control on us? Do we have too many rules to follow? Kurt Vonnegut, the author of “Harrison Bergeron,” writes about how the government tries to take control of everyone.In this story Vonnegut writes how the Handicapper General makes the smarter,prettier and stronger people wear handicaps.Some readers may think Vonnegut is writing about civil rights.However,throughout this paper I am going to prove them wrong.

A perfect utopian living in a dystopia with 213 amendments making every single person equal and sees everyone without a handicap as an enormous threat to society, is this the true meaning to equality or is this a cruel punishment only for keeping people in check. "Harrison Bergeron a futuristic short story by Kurt Vonnegut jr," in the year 2081 a family with many handicaps living a dystopic future with one very special child named Harrison Bergeron who has no over whelming weakness and is perfect in all aspects of life ,as he turned 14 several h-g members broke through the door and secured a hostile l life for Harrison as they take him away from any life he had for trying to make the world a dream world, a utopian world and started to oppose the government. In this paragraph I will be talking how Harrison is the one true hero we need and should be admired for his actions, This is because he is fearless and is a role model Encouraging other people to rebel against the governments vile rules

“I am the emperor,” not only is Harrison psychotic, he is also extremely arrogant. When he ripped off the door as he entered the studio, he stared at the camera breathing heavily and still held onto the doorknob of the smashed door. In the story Harrison says, “I am a greater ruler than any man who ever lived,” relating to that he thinks he is the finest human being in history. Also, he “commanded” the musicians to play music so he could dance with his “empress.” When he cast off his rubber-ball nose, the text said, “revealed a man that would have awed Thor, the god of thunder,” stating that he knew he was handsome and wanted the world to know that he knew it in a way of being an emperor and overthrowing the government would make him the greatest God of all

In America everyone is free, there are laws. Nevertheless, no one is a burden because of these laws. Everyone isn’t equal, however, they aren’t treated differently by the government. Those who are different get treated differently by society. The First Amendment states: “Congress shall make no law respecting establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances”. The difference between today and the society in Harrison Bergeron is that those in society treat each other equally. George, Harrison’s father, is intelligent except he was also handicapped by the government. He is handicapped with objects used to make him equal with the rest of the society. “They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else.” The narrator of Harrison Bergeron states. Forcing those who are above average to be like everyone else is not equality. In today’s society, those above or below average are treated differently by society, this era is not perfect, although equality has been severely needed. As a result of non-equality in both worlds, both are a dystopia. This era is a free yet society does not treat one another equally. In the Harrison Bergeron era the intelligent plebeians of the society are a burden of the government yet,

In “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., the danger of too much equality is pointed out numerous times throughout the book. Being equal as far as people having to follow the same laws and restrictions is all right, but you can push equality too far. If you make everyone think, look, sound, and act alike, as they did in “Harrison Bergeron”, then it can cause some complications. All people are different and in order to have a well managed community, then people’s diversity need to be expressed.

Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron" emphasizes the balance between equality and individuality by using ethical issues inherent within the struggle for utopia and its origins. Truly, the passage shows repression and brutal punishment as representing the balance between equality and individuality. In the story, the Handicapper General enforces the equality of the society by creating handicaps such as weights for strong people, masks for the beautiful, and ear microphones to disrupt the thinking of the smart. The equality in the society in "Harrison Bergeron", however, means people cannot be themselves and contribute to their society by using their talents. Vonnegut makes the idea of equality is not always worth the cost of individuality clear to the reader when a news reader slips up.

Harrison can be seen as a hero in this story. He is being display as a perfect

Complete equality has taken the world as we know it. Brilliant people are forced into median level thinking. Athletic people are required to restrict their robust abilities. Gorgeous people are demanded to conceal their nature beauty. This is Kurt Vonnegut’s future prediction of life in 2081. The government and the, “Handicap General” have conformed every person into complete equals by restricting their natural abilities.

We can never attain true equality. Everyone is born different. When I think about equality I think about equal rights and opportunity, however, in Kurt Vonnegut’s story, Harrison Bergeron, equality is being pushed to its limits. By forcing everyone to wear torture devices that makes their appearance, talents, and physical attributes no better than anyone else the government believes they’re achieving a perfect world, but it just turns out to be a terrible dystopia. It’s impossible to have physical and intellectual equality. Humans aren't clones. If those traits were to be controlled then there is no freedom. The story gives readers a clearer understanding whether pursuing this goal is really worth it.

In “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., we are shown a dark satire world where equality is law. In this world, everyone is stupid thanks to a little radio in the ear, no one is prettier than anyone else thanks to masks to hide beauty. Everyone’s physical abilities are equalized thanks to weights that are permanently affixed to them and all that matters is that one is trying their very best at whatever they do, forget about talent or ability. This is the world shown to us illustrating the dangers and impossibility of everyone being equal and the same in all things.

“Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut is a short story that takes place in a dystopian future where total equality and sameness is ensured through artificial handicaps of extraordinary individuals. In this story, Vonnegut questions whether total equality would really be best for a society and if one can ever ignore the vast differences between each human that makes us all individual. He uses the character of Harrison Bergeron and society’s treatment of him to illustrate this point. This story could also serve as a commentary on the United States and our society’s constant search for equality between races, genders, and socioeconomic classes.

Is equality everything we think it to be? Or is it simply something that is impossible to achieve without consequences. If everyone was equal in society what would happen to the world as whole. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. explores this idea in his story, “Harrison Bergeron”, where everybody is finally equal. “They weren't only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else” (Vonnegut 194). The story takes place in the year 2081 where the government creates a society in which everyone is equal. In order for such a society everyone with

In this story, the author creates a futuristic run down world where everyone is made equal. The government uses different ways to keep the smart, strong, and beautiful contained. For example, in “Harrison Bergeron” the very intelligent citizens like Harrison’s father are handicapped with an earpiece which would ring every few seconds to keep them from thinking too much. The government would also create different sounds and pitches for the ring so that people wouldn’t expect what sound was coming (Vonnegut 1). This demonstrates that the government is trying to keep intellectuals at a substandard intelligence so that everyone can be equal. It also proves that the government doesn't want society advance because they’re afraid that the people would overthrow the greedy government. Vonnegut displays an ignorant society that doesn't understand what's going on in the world around them. Another instance in the story is when not only is the government trying to control the amount of knowledge people get, but they are also controlling people’s emotions. The government creates an equal society where nobody is jealous of anybody else by handicapping people who are better than anyone else in anyway. Vonnegut states when talking about a ballerina, “She must have been extremely beautiful, because the mask she wore was

Although we think that equality is something good and that everyone should be equal, equality not only takes away your personality, but also your freedom. Likewise, in “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr, the reader learns that equality is not necessarily a good thing that we should try to achieve. At the start of the story, the author makes us believe that being equal is a good thing because it is something that people want in society. It is not until we experience how the government treats unequal people and the way handicaps are put on those who are more advanced than others, that we realize how equality takes away makes us unique and what makes everyone different in a good way. On the contrary, equality is what causes all the problems. Even though the reader originally believes that being equal is a good thing, once they experience the dystopian setting where equality is the cause of all the problems, they realize equality takes away what makes us unique.