today’s society and the story ‘Harrison Bergeron’ share a good amount of similarities. They both have to deal with equality‚ which leads to problems and consequences. Secondly having to deal with competition and trying to prevent it from occurring‚ which also leads to problems. Lastly both struggle with normality‚ and it’s hard to accept that different is okay now. In both Harrison Bergeron and today’s society‚ people struggle due to equality. As shown in Harrison Bergeron the pushing of equality is
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is a dystopian novel written for young adults. Even though the main audience targeted‚ the book has struck chords with parents as well and has been a best seller since it came out. North America has been destroyed and is now run by the powerful Capitol and is divided into 12 districts‚ 13 was destroyed due to rebellion. In district 12 hunter Katniss Everdeen‚ a 16 year old girl‚ carves out a scrimpy existence for herself‚ her younger sister Prim and their widowed
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Chapter one summary Katniss Everdeen awakes in the home she shares with her younger sister Prim and her emotionally distant mother. Her father died five years ago in a mine explosion. It is the day of the reaping‚ which will take place at 2 pm. They live in District Twelve‚ or the Seam‚ populated mostly by coal miners. The entire settlement is encased in a tall fence to keep out predators‚ but Katniss goes through the fence often to hunt in the woods with her
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Good stories often come from witnessing an event first hand. Emotions and feelings that have been actually experienced by the one conveying a story enhances the tale. In “Harrison Bergeron” by “Kurt Vonnegut”‚ the main character‚ Harrison‚ takes a risk and stands up for what he believes. Similarly‚ in “Everyday Use” by “Alice Walker”‚ Mama‚ an unlikely hero‚ finally gathers her courage and goes against her domineering daughter. Through foreshadowing‚ irony and characterization‚ both authors successfully
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Outside Reading Assignment: Hunger Games The Hunger Games has a huge conservative Christian message‚ but the great thing is the message isn’t overpowering. This is the story that takes place in the remains of the United States after the liberals have succeeded in abolishing God and Christ from the culture completely by successfully creating their own Utopia- which isn’t really what it is hyped up to be‚ it’s a nightmare for anyone not in the liberal class. The liberals take residency
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The Huger Games The Hunger Games is a game‚ that occurs annually and it is set up by the ruling Capitol to show the other 12 districts of Panem that the Capitol owns them and that they are in-charge and it also serves as a merciless reminder to the price of rebellion against the Capitol. The hunger games consist of twenty-four teenagers‚ a male and a female from each twelve districts and they range in ages of twelve to eighteen. They are put in an arena‚ that differs every year and they have to
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Why is equality impossible? In both Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut‚ the government’s try to suppress freedom by calling it equality. Both the characters‚ Guy Montag and Harrison Bergeron try to oppose their government’s idea of equality. They show that there will always be individuals who rebel‚ are not the same‚ and try to start their own society to fight against the government. In these readings‚ both authors‚ Bradbury and Vonnegut‚ suggest that equality
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Thoughts After Reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins I am really pissed at Katniss. SWEEHEART‚ PEETA LUVS YA! And you love him too! Just admit it and live happily ever after! It is so obvious that when he "admitted" his crush that he was being real. And for some dang reason you can’t FREAKIN’ SEE IT! I mean it is in your face! Like right there. And you can’t see it. And why does your mind keep wandering to Gale? Did you not already say you were just friends? I mean‚ okay‚ I guess I can understand
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The hunger game definitely describes the conflict between worker class and capital class in a extreme case. And that’s the frequent criticism on capitalism such that it makes the rich richer and the poor poorer. Luckily‚ capitalism comes with democracy and the people can throw away their government if they suffer too much. I once took a philosophy class which we analyzed a lots of social model from different philosophers and discussed which is the best model. We came to the conclusion that a good
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person. Some of them where placed with mask to cover their faces‚ and things worn around their necks‚ large glasses that distorted their vision. The government wanted everyone the same. It was April and that’s when the government came and took Harrison Bergeron from his parents home. His parents Hazel of average smarts and then the dad George who was smarter than her. George
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