In Kurt Vonnegut’s, “Harrison Bergeron,” the author gives the reader a look into how being part of an equivalent society like that of 2081, is not a quintessential future that should be worth striving for and that the concept of equality itself is just a mistaken goal that is dangerous in the way it could be implemented and the consequences it could potentially have. Vonnegut describes a society in which everyone is equal to one another in every aspect. No one is better looking or smarter than another. Along with this she expresses that having disabilities makes survival an easier task in the society. This piece demonstrates that equality, though a quintessential future, is not something really worth striving for and that the concept of equality
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No one is smarter or better-looking than another. To make sure the law is followed thoroughly, Diana Moon Glampers, the Handicapper General, enforces the law. Harrison Bergeron is the son of Hazel and George Bergeron, he has just been taken away from them by the Government, but due to the amount of control of their minds they do not realize that he is gone. They begin to watch ballerinas dancing on TV, and George contemplates on each of the dancers who are masked and weighed down to make them less appealing. During the presentation, Harrison appears and informs everyone that he is an emperor and takes the most graceful ballerina to be his empress. His actions show many the freedom they are missing, but as they begin to reveal their true selves, Diana Moon Glampers appears and shoots and kills Harrison. Hazel begins to cry but when George asks her what is wrong, she remembers nothing. They remain clueless to the catastrophe that has ended their son’s life.
Equality remains as one of the most controversial topics of human society. Most people believe that in any kind of government, it is important to have equal rights and that no single person should be above another. There are countries like the United States that go on to include their view of equality in their Declaration of Independence. But no matter how equality is introduced, there is a continuous division in society based
No one is smarter or better-looking than another. To make sure the law is followed thoroughly, Diana Moon Glampers, the Handicapper General, enforces the law. Harrison Bergeron is the son of Hazel and George Bergeron, he has just been taken away from them by the Government, but due to the amount of control of their minds they do not realize that he is gone. They begin to watch ballerinas dancing on TV, and George contemplates on each of the dancers who are masked and weighed down to make them less appealing. During the presentation, Harrison appears and informs everyone that he is an emperor and takes the most graceful ballerina to be his empress. His actions show many the freedom they are missing, but as they begin to reveal their true selves, Diana Moon Glampers appears and shoots and kills Harrison. Hazel begins to cry but when George asks her what is wrong, she remembers nothing. They remain clueless to the catastrophe that has ended their son’s life.
Equality remains as one of the most controversial topics of human society. Most people believe that in any kind of government, it is important to have equal rights and that no single person should be above another. There are countries like the United States that go on to include their view of equality in their Declaration of Independence. But no matter how equality is introduced, there is a continuous division in society based