Pros And Cons Of Hazel Bergeron

This story takes place in the future during the year of 2081. He shows that in the future a dictation takes place to make all men and women equal. No one is to be seen as an extraordinary individual, but instead everyone should be seen equally, none stronger, more beautiful, or more intelligent than another. The main women in charge is known as Diana Moon Glampers the Handicapper General and supposedly she is in charge of making the rules to keep everyone in line and make sure no one stands out.

Just like George, the same thing happens to Hazel, due to Hazel’s short attention span and low intelligence, she watches her son brutally murdered and shortly forgets it. The couple’s son, Harrison, was imprisoned by the Handicapper General and her men a long time ago. When the couple sees their son on the television, it is the first time since God knows when. A person would imagine that the couple would immediately recognize their son, but total equality has ruined their chance. George, being more intelligent than hazel, tries to grasp the situation and recognize his son but is unable to because of the loud sound of his handicap.

At some schools, advanced classes have been criticized or eliminated because they are considered elitist and undemocratic. I don’t believe that they should be eliminated. If a student does quality work for their education, they shouldn’t be criticized for it. They take their time and do the work given to them the right way. If other students do not put in the extra effort, they can’t be furious with the people that do. No person should have to get their education taken away from them because they excel in learning. In the short story, Harrison Bergeron, “the H-G men took George and Hazel Bergeron’s fourteen-year-old son, Harrison, away.” He didn’t deserve to be taken away from his education, and neither should anybody else.

In the story, “Harrison Bergeron” the author Kurt Vonnegut uses characterization and word choice to warn his readers of the potential drawbacks of a truly “equal” society. He does this when he shows how each type of person was accustomed to this form of government. As it states in the story, “Hazel had a perfectly average intelligence, which meant she couldn't think about anything except in short bursts.” (1) This helps emanate how because Hazel was already lacking in any advantage over any other person, she was dealt no setback and was the standing ground for the entire population. Vonnegut also uses characterization to warn his readers when he has a George almost literally given a disability for his intelligence, “

While observing this dance ballet, there were many things that caught my attention. First, the theater itself was extremely large, and the stage itself was big, and the dancers had plenty of room to move across the stage and perform their routines. There were many dancers, and they all played various roles that ranged from Clara, Fritz, Herr Drosselmeyer, the Rat King, the Nutcracker, the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier, and many more. All of the performers wore vivid costumes

In the story "Harrison Bergerson" the year was 2081, and everyone was now "equal". If you were born with a way above normal average of intelligence or just anything above average you were given a handicap. This would be placed in your ear and you were required to wear this at all times. This ear piece was tuned to a government transmitter and every 20 seconds or so, the transmitter would send out a sharp noise. This allowed people from using their brains and going into deep thought.

In the short story, “Harrison Bergeron,” Kurt Vonnegut reveals Hazel’s incognizant tone towards society through detail and syntax. One instance in which Hazel’s incognizant tone is revealed is through a conversation between George and Hazel about handicaps. George, who has an exceptional intelligence level, is required by law to wear a mental handicap in his ear at all times. Absent-minded and inarticulate, lagging and sluggish, ditzy and flustered all define Hazel’s personality, which is why she is not required to wear any handicaps. Hazel displays her feelings of envy to George by stating, “I’d think it would be real interesting, hearing all the different sounds,...” (2). Because Vonnegut used this diction choice, because it ironically displays

In this story a man and woman, George and Hazel Bergeron, have a son whose name is Harrison. In this futuristic world, people are meant to all be treated as equals, which is where the theme of the story comes from. It is much like the movie Equilibrium. If you are too intelligent, they dumb you down, as with George Bergeron they have an earpiece implanted that randomly makes noises in order to distract his thought process. Those who are too beautiful are made to look disfigured and those who are graceful or strong have to weight themselves down in order to have less appealing stature. Harrison had been taken away from the Bergeron parents, and when they were sat down watching television, an announcement came on

On page 34, line two, it is stated that “They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else.” It can be inferred that the government in Harrison Bergeron is very controlling and are trying to make sure no one has any type of advantage over anyone else, so everyone is essentially the same.

People ignore what really matter. Hazel and George ignore they tacked their son away because he is better than others. “The H-G men took George and Hazel Bergeron's fourteen-year-old son, Harrison,

From the moment the episode starts, the classic good versus evil narrative begins, and the characters are quickly established for those who might not be loyal watchers. The opening few minutes showcase Abby Lee Miller. As the owner and director of the Abby Lee Dance Company, Abby tells her students and their mothers who did the best at the most recent competition, and who did the worst. She posts their faces in a

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

The tone found in 2081 differs greatly from “Harrison Bergeron” through the characters actions and dialogue causing more reality to shine through. At the end of the short story, the characters Hazel and George (parents of Harrison Bergeron) talk about one of the handicaps that George has in his ear. Hazel overhears the sound coming from her husband's handicap commenting, “Gee – I could tell that one [sound meant to distract thoughts] was a doozy,” with a response of, “You can say that again,”(5) from George. This seems very normal, but Hazel then goes on to repeat what she just said. This leaves readers of “Harrison Bergeron” with a hopelessness feeling with no conclusion at the ending. George and Hazel had just witnessed their son shot on live television and afterward have no memory of this event. Vonnegut’s way of writing his story makes this event through the society have no impact. This makes the story seem unreal because humans have always wanted a sense of connections between other friends and relatives

This comes back to our theme that being equal is not always being fair, wearing the earpiece makes it so George’s intelligence is equal to everyone else's, but this is not fair to George. Another example from

Hazel’s intelligence In the short story “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut. Hazel thought of breaking the law because she is not that smart. In the story 3 characters George, Hazel, and Harrison are in the future and the government claims to try to make everyone and everything equal. They make smart people wear handicaps which are headphones that interrupt your thoughts.