Harrison Bergeron Questions on Pessimism
Harrison Bergeron
How might Lem's objection apply to "Harrison Bergeron", and does it diminish the story's value?
Although Lem’s statement is valid in its criticism of dystopian science fiction, I think Vonnegut uses the story to illustrate a worst-case scenario for the idea of egalitarianism. The story does not...
Harrison Bergeron
How could Lem's Objection be applied to "Harrison Bergeron"?
Lem's Objection is "The revolt against the machine and against civilization, the praise of the "aesthetic" nature of catastrophe, the dead-end course of human civilization-these are their foremost...