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    Have you ever wondered why something is said one way but means something totally different? Symbolism and allusion are used to make stories more interesting and more understandable. In the three stories Harrison Bergeron‚ The pedestrian‚ and the lottery symbolism and allusion are used in many ways. First‚ Harrison Bergeron was a symbolic character. He was given handicaps from the handicapper general to represent who he was. He was required to wear a bag of birdshot around his neck to represent

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    Harrison Bergeron was a short futuristic story. It was first published in 1961 by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. in the magazine Fantasy and Science Fiction magazine. The story first took place in 2081 where everyone was equal by giving people handicaps that prevented anybody being better than anybody else. Some things they did for handicaps were masks‚ weights‚ and transmitters that made a sound in people’s ears about twenty seconds so they couldn’t finish their thoughts even though. But still nobody was equal

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    Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron” is a satirical and dystopian science fiction story of an egalitarian society controlled by the government. The story starts off in the future of America that has reached equality by eliminating the gifted or controlling them with handicap technology. The Handicapper general team upholds this equality and ensures that all laws are enforced to keep the equality. Harrison Bergeron the main protagonist is taken away from his parents Hazel and George by the handicapper

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    Chapter 5 Homework#3 Jin‚jingjiA commercial insurance company sends a letter to the physician requesting a copy of a patient’s entire medical record in order to process payment. No other documents accompany the letter. The insurance specialist should Contact the patient via telephone to alert him about the request Let the patient’s physician handle the situation personally Make a copy of the record and mail it to the insurance company Require a signed patient authorization from the insurance

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    In "Harrison Bergeron" Kurt Vonnegut depicts a society in which everyone is mentally‚ physically‚ and socially equal. Throughout the history of our country‚ Americans have sought racial‚ gender‚ and socio-economic equality. On paper such a society seems ideal. Through the story one might infer that Vonnegut views the concept of total equality as ludicrous. Equality can be interpreted many ways. One point of view is the American belief that everybody should be treated equally and another view

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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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    Harrison Bergeron Character Analysis “Harrison Bergeron” is a satirical short story written by Kurt Vonnegut Jr‚ a story that is a probable and mocking glimpse into how dark society may become in the future. The characters in this story are all equal‚ therefore not one person stronger‚ smarter‚ or better looking than any other individual. This is achieved by the use of handicaps produced by the government‚ which include a mask if you are ascetically pleasing‚ heavy weights to slow down individuals

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    2081 and Harrison Bergeron Essay While the short film‚ 2081‚ has many common similarities with its adapted version of the short storyHarrison Bergeron‚ they differ from each other to a certain degree. They contrast from each other because the short film includes an unplanned scene where Harrison hid a bomb that activated the signal to reach all televisions when triggered‚ while the short story did not have this very important aspect at all. This is very critical because the bomb represents the

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    4 February 2013 Effects of equality in “Harrison Bergeron” “Harrison Bergeron‚” written by Kurt Vonnegut focuses on the idea of physical and mental equality‚ which is controlled by the government in the year 2081; the strong are forced to wear handicaps which hinder their abilities‚ the intellectual are forced to be unintelligent due to a radio transmitter that won’t allow the individual to think. Vonnegut uses satirical tone and places this story in the future‚ to show how total equality would

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    Harrison Bergeron” Versus “2081” There are many similarities between Kurt Vonnegut’s short storyHarrison Bergeron” and Chandler Tuttle’s short film adaptation “2081”. Obviously the same basic idea and theme are prevalent throughout both the stories. They are both set in the future where everyone is made equal by being forced to wear handicaps where they might show strength. Both of the stories involve the same characters in the same settings under mostly the same circumstances. The short film

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