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    acceptable in this world . So George is forced to wear a radio transistor in his ear ; every 20 seconds it goes off‚ and makes a very loud noise which causes him to wince in pain. George said “sounded like somebody hitting a milk bottle with a ball pen hammer‚” (pg. 2-6) . But because Hazel ‚ was curious about the pain he had she asked questions . George started to look tired and Hazel‚ told him she doesn’t mind if he

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    all made equal‚but that doesn’t mean we were made the same. In the story “ASIAD” Written by Ray Bradbury. Margot. came came to Venus when five and everyone else came four years ago. Nobody remembers the sun except for margot. In the story “ Harrison Bergeron” Written by Kurt Vonnegut jr.. The handicapper general controls every on and forces them to wear masks and weight’s. Because they are stronger or prettier. Treat others how you want to be treated. Treat others how you want to be treated is extremely

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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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    In the short story‚ “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut‚ life is extremely different. Set in the futuristic time period of 2081‚ Vonnegut gives you a peek at a dystopian world‚ much different than what life is like now. In the story‚ everyone must be equal. No one is smarter‚ prettier‚ or stronger than anybody else. The new government punishes people who act on their own and gives handicaps to those who have “unfair advantages”. For example‚ the government put an ear piece in anyone’s ear who is

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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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    short “ Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.‚ his choice of figurative language and negative themes left the reader frighten for the future. Vonnegut also uses alliteration to describe Harrison’s handicaps in great detail. On page 24 Vonnegut writes‚ “The rest of Harrison’s appearance was Halloween and hardware.Nobody had ever born heavier handicaps.” This part of the story creates a scary and intimidating image along with a scary and intimidating mood. The mood is scary because Harrison is standing

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    Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron” is a short story about the future‚ composed of 92 paragraphs that sends a message that total equality is not worth striving for‚ for freedom is the cost of equality. Equality is more or less achieved but at the price of freedom and individual achievement. For all of the people to be equal‚ some people who are stronger that normal‚ have to wear weights all the time‚ girls that are more beautiful have to cover their faces. The more advantage they have‚ the greater

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    believe that everyone in “Harrison Bergeron” was equal? Being equal wasn’t true in “Harrison Bergeron”‚ because their are multiple examples of everyone not being truly equal. Everyone wasn’t equal in “Harrison Bergeron”‚ because the general wasn’t wearing any handicaps when she was powerful‚ the handicaps weren’t an answer since you can easily take them off‚ and when someone has a handicap and someone doesn’t‚ that wasn’t equal. First of all‚ everyone in “Harrison Bergeron” wasn’t equal‚ because the

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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 story‚ Harrison 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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    their outcomes. In both of the stories I have chosen (A&P and Harrison Bergeron)‚ the main characters are classified as heroes because of their willingness to defy the authoritive forces around them‚ whether it be the store manager Lengel in A&P or the Handicapper General in Harrison Bergeron‚ as well as their willingness to strike out on their own instead of adhering to social norms. In Harrison Bergeron‚ the main character Harrison stands up to a society that attempts to dull his individual qualities

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