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        <title><![CDATA[It shouldn't be too hard to find this information.
For setting: Remember...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It shouldn't be too hard to find this information.
For setting: Remember that setting is the time/place in which a story takes place.  Since a specific numerical year is provided in the opening of the story, you're all set with time.  The opening paragraph also provides the name of the country the story takes place in, so place is covered.  You should also consider ways in which to describe the place in which your characters live.  For...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:22:44 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[There are several examples of satirical irony in "Harrison Bergeron."...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[There are several examples of satirical irony in "Harrison Bergeron." First, when Harrison is younger, his parents do nothing when the H-G men come to take him away. They simply follow along with whatever they are told to do, and even if Hazel would have protested, she would have soon forgotten where Harrison went because of her lack of intelligence.
Additionally, in most societies people who are beautiful, strong, intelligent, etc., are...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:01:25 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the irony in "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is the irony in "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:07:46 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the setting and irony in "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is the setting and irony in "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:31:52 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Kurt Vonnegut's telling "Harrison Bergeron," his highly intelligent...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In Kurt Vonnegut's telling "Harrison Bergeron," his highly intelligent father has been "equalized" by various handicapper devices that he must wear or be severely punished:  two years in prison and two thousand dollars fine for every weighted ball that he removes from the canvas bag around his neck. (He carries forty-seven pounds of birdshot in the bag padlocked on his neck.)
When George has a thought that is not mundane, noises go off in his...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:02:23 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The government in the short story "Harrison Bergeron" is trying to keep...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The government in the short story "Harrison Bergeron" is trying to keep everyone equal by giving them handicaps that restrain them in their strengths, and keep them from standing out or excelling above and beyond other people.  That way, no one ever feels ugly again when they see a beautiful person--beautiful people wear masks that make them ugly too.  No one has to feel stupid again, because smart people have noises blared into their ears...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:53:18 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In "Harrison Bergeron" how has the government made George and Hazel equal?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In "Harrison Bergeron" how has the government made George and Hazel equal?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:07:46 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Vonnegut's dystopian view of a society in which the government forces...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Vonnegut's dystopian view of a society in which the government forces people to be "equal" is a rather disheartening one.  In Bergeron's society, no one is too pretty, smart, strong or excellent in anything.  As a result, supposedly, no one ever gets their feelings hurt, no one is offended, and happiness is supposed to abound--that is the purpose of equality, right?  Happiness?  Not ever feeling inadequate, confused or hurt?  Handicaps...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 18:57:40 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In "Harrison Bergeron" what is Vonnegut saying about the role today's...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In "Harrison Bergeron" what is Vonnegut saying about the role today's government has in achieving equality among people?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:05:32 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Harrison's world, the government has stepped in to try to ensure that...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In Harrison's world, the government has stepped in to try to ensure that everyone is equal, and that no one has their feelings hurt because someone else is prettier, smarter, or stronger than they are.  As a result, everyone is pulled down to the same level of mediocrity, and individuality, progression, creativity, ingenuity and beauty have all been stifled.  Harrison himself represents the mighty beauty and capacity of the human being, and...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:08:48 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In "Harrison Bergeron" what does Harrison Bergeron's rebellion against...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In "Harrison Bergeron" what does Harrison Bergeron's rebellion against the government represent?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:55:01 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Life can be equal but it can never be fair becuase someone will always...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Life can be equal but it can never be fair becuase someone will always bare the heavier bag.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:37:31 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA["Harrison Bergeron" satirizes several types of societies or...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA["Harrison Bergeron" satirizes several types of societies or governments.  First, it obviously mimics the dominating control of a totalitarian regime, where citizens have no rights, and the government sees and controls all. The H-G men coming to take young Harrison away from his parents without any resistance on their part is a good example of this. Moreover, The General Handicapper's execution of Harrison at the story's end is similar to...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:39:48 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What kinds of societies could be the targets of Vonnegut's satire...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What kinds of societies could be the targets of Vonnegut's satire in"Harrison Bergeron"?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:36:57 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Vonnegut is a master of satire, and depending on when they are first...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Vonnegut is a master of satire, and depending on when they are first introduced to  it, many students respond because they've never seen a story like it. We use it in our high school freshmen English courses, and the language is simple enough to be accessible, yet the concepts are challenging enough to provoke discussion. At this level, students have rarely read dystopian stories or novels, and I think the idea of equality vs. equity appeals...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:45:22 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[My current students enjoy the story because many of them at this point...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/harrison-bergeron/group/discuss/harrison-bergeron-satire-2511#6</link>
        <description><![CDATA[My current students enjoy the story because many of them at this point in their lives (11th and 12th graders) want as little interference as possible from their parents and government.  They identify with Harrison, and several this year have discussed more than in any past year the similarities between Vonnegut's government in the story and the direction in which the United States' government seems to be headed. 
In answer to Post 5,...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:34:02 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[After taking this upon upgrading my english 30, I was curious as to...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[After taking this upon upgrading my english 30, I was curious as to which satiracle devices are used in this story]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:06:23 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Authority is oppressive and all-encompassing in Vonnegut's short...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Authority is oppressive and all-encompassing in Vonnegut's short story.  Any type of familial duty, loyalty, or even parental guidance has been obliterated by the totalitarian regime.  At the beginning of the story, the narrator mentions that Harrison is taken away from his home by the "H-G men," and while his parents find his imprisonment "tragic," they can do nothing about it.
Not only does the authority control the whereabouts of all its...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 9 Oct 2009 11:27:01 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the role of authority in the story "Harrison Bergeron"?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is the role of authority in the story "Harrison Bergeron"?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 8 Oct 2009 19:00:13 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Physically, Harrison Bergeron represents everything that is desirable in...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Physically, Harrison Bergeron represents everything that is desirable in a young man in a normal society.  He has exceptional looks, intelligence, and strength. Vonnegut lets the readers know this through the handicaps that Harrison is forced to wear, such as a red-ball nose, immense weights, and earphones instead of a tiny government earpiece to interrupt his brain activity.
Mentally and emotionally, Harrison is also exceptional.  His...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 7 Oct 2009 17:48:33 PST</pubDate>
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