How Does Harrison Break Out Of Jail

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.

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.

In the early part of 2000 the state of California passed a law, Proposition 21, which made it easier for prosecutors to try young people as adults if they committed certain felonies. Alonza Thomas Jr. was the first teenager to be prosecuted under the new law that had only came into effect two week prior to his arrested.

Harrison Bergeron crowns himself emperor, defying the totalitarian government and glorifying himself. For instance, Harrison storms into the T.V. studio and cries, “‘I am the Emperor!’. . .‘Do you hear? I am the Emperor! Everyone must do as I say at once!’” (Vonnegut 3). By stating he is the emperor, Harrison proves that he believes he is the most powerful man in the society. His desire to subjugate people is also apparent; he considers his strength and dominance exceptional over others. Moreover, he continues his spiel at the studio, bellowing “‘even as I stand here. . .crippled, hobbled, sickened-- I am a greater ruler than any man who ever lived!’” (4). Harrison’s bold claim of his own greatness is an explicit exhibition of the admiration he holds for himself. His outburst is utterly devoid of humbleness; he spews immense confidence and certainty. Harrison’s self assured attitude

Instead of letting them do that, he ran away from home to a place where people like himself gather called a “Head House.” There he was recruited to join Klaxons society. They educated Harrison on what the world was like prior to his time, and how ugly it had been before the equality amendments. He later saw the corruption in this society and how unfair and unethical it is to the general public that would never get to truly express themselves, listen to music, or watch anything meaningful. This caused him to rebel against Klaxon and his society, even if he had to pay the ultimate sacrifice. He locked himself in the television control room and exposed Klaxons secret society and urged them to take off their handicaps and sit down to watch some real television. During the movie he did this fully knowing that guards sent by John to stop him were cutting through the door and that he would probably be locked up in prison or worse. This was an act of rebellion against the immoral society he lived in and he wanted to bring that society down. He was willing to give up his life to get his ideology across to the general public. The guards caught Harrison after the incident and was they brought him on a talk show to explain that his actions and ideals were fake, but proceeds to commit suicide on air to show the public what he said was true. During the movie he does this because he doesn't want

Victor Hassine was a life without parole inmate that was convicted of a capital offence in 1981. Shortly after Hassine graduated from Law School in New York, he was placed into a new home for the rest of his life, Graterford Prison. He was from Egypt and immigrated to New Jersey becoming a naturalized citizen in 1966. In his book, Life without Parole: Living and Dying in Prison Today, Hassine gives insight of the everyday life of being an inmate in a prison today. He threw himself into making prisons have better living conditions for the other inmates and himself. Hassines tries to tell the world about the truth of an American prisons by telling the reader what he had to go through while in a men’s maximum security prison. Entering the Graterford Prison in Pennsylvania, with only the thought of fear on his mind he quickly adapted to his new home. He tells about how he is processed through the system and expresses the amount of fear he is feeling.

“I am the emperor!” Harrison shouts. “Everybody must do what I say!” He says that even with all the handicaps he is the greatest ruler that has ever lived, and just watch what he can become. He removes the weights and the disguise and throws them down.

Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron”, is a short story that explores the ideas of humanity in the future. This author is blatantly proving how the saying “everyone is equal” is not entirely true. In this story, the government that imposes totalitarianism has went through the actions of processing equality to the citizens of the United States and through the agents involved with the United States Handicapper General. This showed how this government was able to take the idea of equality and end up stripping the citizens of processing individual thoughts, their creativity and intellect, and basically brainwashed society to believe nothing happening should be considered incorrect behavior Incidentally, Harrison Bergeron is not simply an interesting short story, but was intended for historical satire purposes.

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

Harrison thinks very highly of himself and starts off by giving a very self-conceited comment. “I am a great ruler than any man who ever lived! Now watch me become what I can become” (145-146). During his dramatic entrance, Harrison starts of by describing how great he is. This illustrates that he believes he is above everyone and even though he promises no handicaps that does not mean he would be any better than the current leader. Harrison shows himself frightening so that he can gain power and be feared, “He slammed them back into their chairs. The music began again and was much improved” (170-171). When he did not receive the type of music he had demanded, Harrison physically hurt the musicians until he got what he had requested. This shows that if Harrison becomes the leader, he would lead as a dictator and make his citizens live in, maybe, even worse conditions. The citizens need to realize that the only reason Harrison is giving them freedom is for his own

Harrison Bergeron is a very compelling utopian story which is very good read. The focus of this essay is the Handicaps which is used in the story to get true equality in everyone. In the story, the Bergerons are watching a ballet performance on their tv. In the middle of the performance, it is announced that their son has escaped from prison. They don’t recognize their son, however, and continue to watch the show. Their son comes onto the stage and convinces people to take their handicaps off, but is eventually shot. All the parents remember from this is the fact that they felt sad and that they had witnessed something. The were incapable of recalling what exactly happened and eventually forgot about Harrison.

That's 20 years of being taken from normal societal rights. He writes about life outside of prison after 20 years. In those twenty years he has had a lot of feelings, thoughts and changes. Every day after the other he still had one thought that never changed. That thought was the joy of getting out to the outside. “Outside” meaning social population. Hey says It has in benefits and it has it negatives.“There have been many great blessings associated with my release”. “Earning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term” is a book he wrote about his experience of finally being on the outside. He says that he feels like he doesn't believe it true when he first got out. He always expected something would happen, like the system goofed and let out the wrong person. It's like when you get out, you're out, but you're still in. That place still holds in a way. He had to learn how to drive again, he felt as if everybody

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

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s short story, “Harrison Bergeron”, takes place in a dystopian society where everyone is brought down to a low equal with handicaps. Harrison, an incredibly smart and handsome boy, does something that ends in tragedy. One of the lessons in the story could be that when everyone is the same, everyone is miserable.

Over the 29 years that the Federal Prison operated 36 men were involved in 14 seperate escape attempts. Twenty Three were caught , six were shot and two drowned. Two of the men who were caught was later executed in the gas chamber at the California State Prison at San Quentin for their role in the death of a correctional officer during the famous May 24 1946 “ Battle of Alcatraz”.