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Harrison Bergeron
"Harrison Bergeron" puts forth the notion that it is not absolute equality that we must desire in our society. As we are humans, each one of us will be different from everyone else, and it is this...
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Harrison Bergeron
Harrison's parents do not respond to what they see on the television screen because Hazel is rather dull and George must wear a handicap on his head that prevents his thoughts from forming....
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Harrison Bergeron
In the story "Harrison Bergeron," through the passage of the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments of the Constitution and "the unceasing vigilance of agents of the United States Handicapper General,"...
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Harrison Bergeron
In Kurt Vonnegut's short story, "Harrison Bergeron," the noises transmitted by George Bergeron's headphones are meant to prevent him from taking unfair advantage of his above average intelligence....
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Harrison Bergeron
In Kurt Vonnegut's short story "Harrison Bergeron," he evokes a future version of America where equality is legally enforced. It is now written into the American Constitution, and there is an...
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Harrison Bergeron
Supposedly, the purpose of the handicaps is to make all citizens in Harrison's world equal. The definition of equality leaves much to be desired in his dystopian world, though. For example, no one...
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Harrison Bergeron
Harrison's parents are not emotionally affected much at all by the death of their son because they cannot be. For Harrison's mother, Hazel, her "perfectly average" intelligence does not allow her...
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Harrison Bergeron
This detail tells us several crucial things about government in this story. First, it tells us the government in this story is still technically the government of the United States. This is not...
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Harrison Bergeron
Harrison Bergeron, the fourteen-year-old son of George and Hazel Bergeron, had been arrested in April 2081 and put in jail. He was suspected of trying to overthrow the government, although how he...
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Harrison Bergeron
The year is 2081 and the narrator says that equality has finally been achieved. One of the things that sticks out in this opening paragraph is the claim that everyone is equal "before God." The...
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Harrison Bergeron
This question is complicated and difficult to answer in a vacuum, so let's frame it from the perspective of the short story. Q: Does Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron" suggest that it is possible...
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Harrison Bergeron
A motif is a recurring theme, character type, message, trope, or idea. The major recurring theme is the government's flawed notion of equality. The handicaps limit very talented people and provide...
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Harrison Bergeron
In Kurt Vonnegut's story Harrison Bergeron, the U.S. government in 2081 enforces full equality by "handicapping" everyone who possesses physical strength, intelligence, talent, beauty, or any other...
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Harrison Bergeron
Yes, it is appropriate for society to question its government. In fact, we should go further. Not only can citizens question their government, they should, and they must. The most obvious time when...
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Harrison Bergeron
"Harrison Bergeron" depicts a dystopian future in which "equality" is misunderstood and enforced in an oppressive way. In American history, the idea of equality that great American thinkers and...
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Harrison Bergeron
In this classic science fiction story, Vonnegut tells us some things directly about the society of 2081 and leaves the reader to infer others. The first detail given is about the equality. "THE...
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Harrison Bergeron
The name "Diana Moon Glampers" is full of allusion and allows a great deal of interpretation that can enrich the meaning of Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron." First, the name as a whole sounds funny...
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Harrison Bergeron
Harrison Bergeron is the fourteen-year-old son of George and Hazel Bergeron. They are citizens of the United States in 2081, a time when the Constitution has been amended to require equality for...
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Harrison Bergeron
At the beginning of the story, readers learn fourteen-year-old Harrison Bergeron was taken by the Handicapper General men and placed in jail. And it was in that clammy month that the H-G men took...
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Harrison Bergeron
Hazel and George Bergeron are only alike because of the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments. "The year was 2081, and everybody was finally equal." In the society of the year 2081, agents of the...
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Harrison Bergeron
Hazel and George have different levels of mental and physical abilities, and Vonnegut uses those contrasts to illustrate the effects of the equality measures their society enforces. Hazel is of...
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Harrison Bergeron
There are two dances in this story. The first dance illustrates the status quo—what things are like in this world where artificial constraints are placed on individuals to make sure that nobody...
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Harrison Bergeron
The meaning of Diana Moon Glampers' cold-blooded action is that insubordination will not be tolerated. Everyone is required to be equal, whether it is desired or not, and all infractions will be...
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Harrison Bergeron
In my opinion, they were not successful in creating an equal society in Kurt Vonnegut's short story, "Harrison Bergeron." In an effort to create an equal society, they destroyed a functioning one....
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Harrison Bergeron
In Harrison Bergeron, the phrase "unceasing vigilance" describes the work ethic of the Handicapper General agents. The word "unceasing" means "constant," and "vigilance" refers to careful...
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Harrison Bergeron
In Vonnegut's short story Harrison Bergeron, the titular character rejects the handicaps placed on him by his society's oppressive government, declares himself Emperor, and exhibits his superhuman...
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Harrison Bergeron
George and Hazel show an unnatural lack of concern regarding the televised murder of their son. Because of his handicap, George is prevented from experiencing any emotions that are considered...
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Harrison Bergeron
In Harrison Bergeron, the restrictions placed upon people certainly do not elevate them. In the story, those with natural strength, talent, and intelligence are deprived access to their positive...
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Harrison Bergeron
Kurt Vonnegut's short story "Harrison Bergeron" examines a futuristic world in which all people have been rendered equal through the use of personalized handicaps for those who excel at a...
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Harrison Bergeron
Harrison Bergeron demonstrates personal responsibility because he initiates action to take individual control of his life. Interestingly, the last name of this character--Bergeron--is formed from...
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Harrison Bergeron
The primary theme in Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron" is that human beings will always reject control and oppression of their individuality. The handicapper general, a woman by the name of Diana...
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Harrison Bergeron
The society of Kurt Vonnegut's short story is one of forced equality, an equality that diminishes talent, intelligence, and beauty. Individuality exists no longer. With the use of technical...
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Harrison Bergeron
In the society of Harrison Bergeron, every person is made exactly equal through the forced restriction of talent or any other unevenly distributed positive traits. Handicaps such as thick, blurry...
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Harrison Bergeron
Seemingly, in "Harrison Bergeron," Vonnegut is critical of the idea of equality by showing what would happen if all people in a society were handicapped such that no one's capabilities could rise...
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Harrison Bergeron
George seems resigned to his handicap. He tells Hazel that he doesn't mind it anymore, as he's gotten used to wearing it. His handicap has become a part of who he is. However, the forty-seven...
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Harrison Bergeron
In Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron," everyone is equal because the United States government has instituted several amendments to the Constitution that prohibits anyone from being better than...
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Harrison Bergeron
On one hand, when Harrison breaks free from his handicaps, it is a liberating moment. When he removes the dancer's handicaps and they embrace in a romantic display of dancing and grace, it is a...
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Harrison Bergeron
The society in this short story functions under the mercy of an oppressive government. The year is 2081 and thanks to the 211th, 212th, and 213th amendments, a drastic enforcement of equality has...
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Harrison Bergeron
Hazel does not realize what has happened because she is intrinsically mentally dull, while George does not fully grasp the situation on the television because his initial recognition of Harrison...
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Harrison Bergeron
In Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron," the Handicapper General is a woman whose name is Diana Moon Glampers. Her role is to enforce the Constitutional amendments that provide for the equalization of...
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Harrison Bergeron
Kurt Vonnegut's story "Harrison Bergeron" explores an interesting premise: What would happen in a society where everyone was truly equal? At face value, it seems consistent with American ideals to...
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Harrison Bergeron
We can never claim to understand an author's purpose completely unless he or she specifically states what it is, but we can certainly make some inferences about Vonnegut's intentions for "Harrison...
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Harrison Bergeron
In nearly every dystopian society, the ultimate goal of the leaders isn't the stated goal, "equality" in this instance. For the most part, the ultimate goal in these worlds is control. Handicapper...
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Harrison Bergeron
The citizenry of America in 2081 have been made equal in order to take away their civil rights, desensitize them, and control them. By not allowing a person to be superior to anyone else,...
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Harrison Bergeron
George Bergeron's handicaps are meant to reduce him to the level of an average person so that he will be equal to all others in his society. The society of 2081 has managed to make...
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Harrison Bergeron
According to Freytag's pyramid, rising action begins after the inciting incident and ends at the story's climax. In the case of "Harrison Bergeron," the inciting incident occurs when a "news...
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Harrison Bergeron
In the short story "Harrison Bergeron," everything that exceeds the lowest common denominator set by Handicapper General Diana Moon Glampers is considered abnormal or illegal. Arts, in particular,...
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Harrison Bergeron
In Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron," when Harrison takes over the studio where the ballerinas and musicians are performing, the narrator describes several "superhuman" qualities about him. Here...
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Harrison Bergeron
We can actually interpret this issue in two ways, both of which help us understand the world in which this short story takes place. First, we can describe the strategies or methods by which the...
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Harrison Bergeron
In Kurt Vonnegut’s short story “Harrison Bergeron,” the Handicapper General is akin to the real-life Surgeon General or Postmaster General, two high level government positions that began out...
