Harrison Bergeron Research Paper
Essay 1
Behdinan, Pouya
Per.1 English
Dystopia challenges utopia's fundamental assumption of human perfectibility. Imagine a world where everything was equal and there were no problems in life. Humans thrive to make a world like this one, but haven't succeeded because of greed. This is how dystopias are formed and humans have made multiple of them. In the article “Gaza: The Makings of a Modern Day Dystopia,” It shows that there are still people battling poverty, violence, prejudice, intimidation, hunger, etc. In the short story “Harrison Bergeron” It shows that the government had more power than the people. The societal conditions that perpetuate both dystopias is violence which was created by the ruling powers wanting more control than
the commoners.
Gaza might just be the most tragic place to live on earth. In the article “Gaza: The Makings of a Modern Day Dystopia” it states,” More than a quarter of those killed in the last two weeks were children: one hundred and sixty one. Hundreds more maimed and orphaned. Tens of thousands of families shattered and displaced.” This shows that because of violence
Behdinan, Pouya
Per.1 English
Dystopia challenges utopia's fundamental assumption of human perfectibility. Imagine a world where everything was equal and there were no problems in life. Humans thrive to make a world like this one, but haven't succeeded because of greed. This is how dystopias are formed and humans have made multiple of them. In the article “Gaza: The Makings of a Modern Day Dystopia,” It shows that there are still people battling poverty, violence, prejudice, intimidation, hunger, etc. In the short story “Harrison Bergeron” It shows that the government had more power than the people. The societal conditions that perpetuate both dystopias is violence which was created by the ruling powers wanting more control than
the commoners.
Gaza might just be the most tragic place to live on earth. In the article “Gaza: The Makings of a Modern Day Dystopia” it states,” More than a quarter of those killed in the last two weeks were children: one hundred and sixty one. Hundreds more maimed and orphaned. Tens of thousands of families shattered and displaced.” This shows that because of violence