Harrison Bergeron

This short story by Kurt Vonnegut Jr is a very odd story. In the story evryone in this community has to be "equal". The genre of the story is dystopian. There has to be an average level of logic that everyone has to be at. This is because there will be no competition in the community. There are many question that revolve around this short story. A level one question is what is the purpose of handicapping people?

The main character is Harrison. He is a very strange and different person. He poses a threat to the government because he does not want to be on the same level as everyone. He is a very tall and intelligent man. One level two questions are what is the purpose of the ballerinas in the story? A level three question is what does true equality really mean?

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  1. FireballtriOctober 2, 2017 at 10:55 AM

    I had really enjoyed reading this short story in class. It was very interesting and I have recommended this book to many people. I like how you asked some questions at the end to consider about the story.

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