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    In “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut the year was 2081 and everyone was finally equal. The story’s theme is that total equality is not an idea worth trying to accomplish. This mistaken goal would be dangerous in execution and outcome. Equality would not make everyone one perfect‚ but everyone as weak as they could be. In order to accomplish total equality‚ the government would need to torture everyone by making everyone wear handicaps. This is shown by saying” the unceasing vigilance of agents

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    Anthem vs. “Harrison Bergeron” Is Equality 7-2521 a criminal or is he an underestimated leader? Anthem is about a boy named Equality 7-2521 and he lives in a collective society. He finds a tunnel where he discovers the light bulb. He goes on this big journey to help his society where people wear handicaps to cover up their talents or beauty to make them equal to the average person. George and Hazel are both married with a son named “Harrison Bergeron”. Harrison was in jail‚ but he broke out of the

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    should have the same opportunity as everyone else. That everyone should be given the same chance. It should be up to you to how you use that opportunity. In Harrison Bergeron it’s believed that equality means that everyone should be the same in every way and that this is a good thing. I disagree with this completely. In Harrison Bergeron everyone has the same level of intelligence. People with higher levels of intelligence are forced to wear _____ which ring in their ears every twenty seconds

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    Nethergrave and Harrison Bergeron have an imaginative setting. Nethergrave was very imaginative because of the things that happened during the story. Harrison Bergeron has a very “unreal” setting in comparison to real life. Today I will be reading and learning more about both of these stories. In this essay‚ we will explore both stories and learn why their setting is drastically different than in real life. Harrison Bergeron takes place in 2018. There’s a married couple (George and Hazel Harrison) and they

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    Conflict in “Harrison Bergeron” How does conflict in “Harrison Bergeron” helps communicate the author’s message? His message was that everyone being equal would be tortured and a horrible idea. The govt had control over everyone by making everyone wear handicaps such as ear piece‚ braces‚ mask‚ & weights. Also the media control because they had to watch punishments‚ govt warnings‚ & announcements. These messages show what caused the conflict in the story. The govt was harsh to everyone because

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    All these stories “The Lottery”‚”2BRO2B”‚and”Harrison Bergeron are all really good stories to read.All of the stories have a lot of symbolism in them.Some of the stories will be kinda creepy and some will be funny. In the story “Harrison Bergeron” uses a lot of symbolism.For example in one part the story when George’s and Hazel’s son took off all of his handicaps it represented freedom.Another example is when George thought of his son the 21 gun salute went off in his head and he forgot

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    competition‚ without a driving force for greatness‚ and without a tool to motivate ambition. However in this non-competitive culture no one seems to care that they have been stripped of such an amazing tool to success. When George‚ the genius father to Harrison‚ replies to Hazel‚ the dimwitted wife to George‚ about not having to compete with anyone at home he says‚ “‘And pretty soon we’d be right back to the dark ages again ‚ with everybody competing against everybody else. You wouldn’t like that‚ would

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    Dystopian Essay (Essay of Definition) Ultimate Goal: 1. Define‚ in your eyes‚ what makes a dystopian society 2. Use our 3 novels‚ “Harrison Bergeron”‚ and at least 2 scholarly articles to influence your concept of dystopia According to the New World Encyclopedia‚ “dystopia” is defined as follows: A dystopia (from the Greek δυσ- and τόπος‚ alternatively‚ cacotopia‚ kakotopia‚ cackotopia‚ or anti-utopia) is the vision of a society that is the opposite of utopia. A dystopian society is one

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    what is socially or politically acceptable vs. what is not. Harrison Bergeron opens a window for us to see how much equality is too much. Where is the line that ought not to be crossed and what will the negative repercussions if it is? Vonnegut vocalizes this concept so clearly and brilliantly; whether societal equality can turn to mistreatment and what the consequences will be when it does. By the second paragraph in Harrison Bergeron‚ the concerning health risks inflicted upon the citizens by

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    for the screen but they tell a similar story and try to relay a similar message. Kurt Vonnegut wrote “Harrison Bergeron” and this told the story of ow every was finally equal in every way and the people who weren’t meeting the average mark they were given handicaps to level the playing field for all people. 2081 was produced by Thor Halovenrt and is a movie based on the story of Harrison Bergeron it follows the same premiums but there are some changes that take place during the movie. Halovent must

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