Harrison Bergeron : Similarities In 'Harrison Bergeron'

First of all, people with above average intelligence must wear a mental handicap radio by law. For instance, George's intelligence is way above normal, so he has a handicap radio in his ear that will make alarming noises every so often to keep him from thinking deeply. This proves that there is no equality because people like George are forced into giving up their ability to think so that the society remains “equal”. Not to mention, everyone in “Harrison Bergeron” could not work hard and strive for excellence because they are all supposed to be mediocre. I know this because in the text it states “... since the announcer, like all announcers had a serious speech impediment… the announcer tried to say, ‘Ladies and Gentleman’. He finally gave up, handed the bulletin to a ballerina to read.” The fact that they gave the jobs of announcer to a person with a

Have you ever wondered what the world would be like if everyone was legally forced into the governments opinion of equality? In Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s short story "Harrison Bergeron", it is the year 2081 and the government has altered society to be mentally, physically and socially equal. The beautiful people are covered with hideous masks, the intelligent people wear ear pieces that let off loud obnoxious sounds at random to throw off there thought process and the strong people wear weights to be equal to the weaker people. The society is not equal because no one can truly be changed unless they want to be. Putting a handicap on an intelligent person does not make him or her equal to an average person,

Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle once said, “The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.” Kurt Vonnegut portrays Aristotle’s philosophy brilliantly in his short story “Harrison Bergeron.” The story depicts the American government in the future mandating physical handicaps in an attempt to make everyone equal. Vonnegut describes a world where no one is allowed to excel in the areas of intelligence, athletics, or beauty. Yet, the inequalities among the people shine even brighter. Vonnegut uses satire to explore the question of whether true equality can ever really exist.

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 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) This is the future that Harrison experiences, in the short story “Harrison Bergeron,” by Kurt Vonnegut. It is the year 2081 and the government handicaps every citizen with make up or weights to create equality. Where there are over than 200 amendments and the government has full control of all citizens, this is indeed against what America had been

Finally, people in the story, Harrison Bergeron, does not have equal rights. For instance,  Diana Moon Glampers punishes the people who doesn’t follow the law, even though Diana is a citizen of United States. This back ups my point by how if everyone was truly equal, they would have equal rights, that means Diana would not be in charge of everyone and violate other people’s rights. People may argue with me by saying Diana is suppose to make sure that no one breaks the law, I say that it would help support my claim by how it means that everybody isn’t really equal. This clarifies that everybody is not really equal, even if there is there is a law that says everyone is equal. Thus meaning, that the law doesn’t really indicate everyone is really equal by how the government needs to force a handicap on people that are above average to balance everything out.

Have you ever been told you can’t do something because you are too qualified? In Vonnegut’s short story “Harrison Bergeron” this is what America has turned into in 2081. Vonnegut uses characters in his story to show the effects of a truly “equal” society with what happens when they want everyone equal and what happens to some of their health. Some of the characters he uses are Harrison, George, and the ballerinas.

It is the year 2081 and the amendments 211, 212, and 213 were added to the Constitution. This makes every person completely equal. Meaning that everyone is exactly the same. One April, Harrison Bergeron is taken away from his family because of his above - average intelligence. His mother Hazel, isn’t fully aware of the situation because of her lack of awareness caused by the average intelligence. Those with average intelligence in 2081 are not allowed to think for extended periods of time. Those with a great amount of intelligence are handicapped to prevent thoughts that might harm the government from being

Society should not be equal because we are all different even if they did put use in groups based on are similarities there still would be some difference. In the story ”Harrison Bergeron” the main characters has a son and he is different and they want him to be equal so they lock him up and but all these device on him to make him just like everyone else. “. He is a genius and an athlete, is under-handicapped, and should be regarded as extremely dangerous.” “ Harrison Bergeron single the ones that look or talk different or dance better “She must have been extraordinarily beautiful, because the mask she wore was hideous. And it was easy to see that she was the strongest and most graceful of all the dancers, for her handicap bags were as big as those worn by two-hundred pound men”.They want everyone to be the same so they make the special people handicap so they won't be different.

In Harrison Bergeron, Kurt Vonnegut Jr. writes a utopian society where everyone is equal , the year is 2081. The two dancers jumped up to the ceiling. Just then a double barrel ten-gauge goes off and the dancers are dead before they hit the floor. Harrison Bergeron has bravery, a free spirit, and is rebellious. People face strong consequences when they go against what the government says. That is just what Harrison Bergeron did, and he faced the consequences. This is so called equality, this is far from equality. If the government enacted this law then the country would be heading to rock bottom.

"Government need supervision, just like a ten ages do, if you give them too much freedom they will get out of control and will walk over you!" - Zybejta Beta Metani'Marashi. The short story, "Harrison Bergeron" By Kurt Vonnegut is about the government in America finally making people equal in every which way -anyone who is above average in anything gets handicapped in some way-. The short story, "Test" by Theodore Thomas explains how higher authorities use their power to decide the fates of people by checking their reaction on a test individual’s take. The theme of both of these stories is to never give the government too much power, otherwise, the people will face a lot of trouble.

The desire to be different in a world full of people trying to be equal, is a challenge most people have encountered. In the short story “Harrison Bergeron,” by Kurt Vonnegut, the main character, or the character which the story is based upon, lives in a futuristic society, which the government has tried to make equal. Harrison is forbidden to use his above average intelligence and physic to stand out, or to become anything more than equal to the average person. The reader becomes aware that Harrison has been imprisoned due to rebellion against the government, which controls his every move or action. Harrison escapes from prison, breaks rules, and is ultimately killed for his actions. Harrison’s character development and desire to be different

Imagine a place where there are no decisions to make throughout the day. In this place, everyone’s career gets chosen for them, and their hopes, dreams, and aspirations are given to them. There are none of those difficult life decisions to make because they will be made for everybody. Now despite all these seemingly terrible things, we do get something great from all the sacrifices: equality. In this world everyone is equal; no one person smarter, more athletic, more talented, or better than any other. Everyone in this place completely equal, and all thanks to the government, the authorities, the higher-ups, “the man,” or whatever these enforcers’ wish to be called. The world of Harrison Bergeron functions like this. Now while it may seem

A perfect society where everyone is equal due to a variety of handicaps, but is everyone truly equal? In ‘harrison Bergeron” anyone who had any abilities whatsoever are forced to wear different handicaps depending on their ability except for the one person called the handicapper general, who does have power and is in charge of keeping the peace. If anyone disobeyes the law that forces them to wear handicaps, would be put in jail or even killed if they threatened the government's authority. Harrison Bergeron is a 14 year old boy who was put in jail because he had extraordinary abilities and he was suspected of plotting to overthrow the government.

Would you rebel for something you believe in, but everyone else does not? Would you die for the cause of something good and helpful to the world? This is exactly what Harrison did. In Chandler Tuttle’ 2081 and Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron,” Harrison's appearances, beliefs, the equipment used on him, and the responses he receives and produces are important aspects to both medias. Though, the short story and film both have its own unique features that help us connect to his personality. Harrison from “Harrison Bergeron” is a considerate, ignored hero, but also an outsider to the people for his beliefs; since he uses the threatening and self-centered words to express his bitterness and words, many feel he is egocentric, but he has only said this to get his word across, although, in 2081, Harrison is a wise, intellectual, mature, and a Christ-like figure, who appeals to our senses in a better way than Harrison from the short story does explaining why the current system is not effective.

In a dystopian universe, “The year was 2081 and everybody was finally equal. They weren’t only equal before God and the law. They were equal in every which way.” The government has passed the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the constitution and diversity between people was taken out of society. Anyone who is different or better in any way will be given a handicap to be made equal again. Like Harrison, the son of George and Hazel. He exemplifies perfectly the type of abnormally special individuals the government is trying to take out of the community.