Harrison Bergeron Satire Project
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- "They were burdened with sash weights and bags of birdshot, and their faces were masked, so that no one, seeing a free and graceful gesture or a pretty face, would feel like something the cat drug in. George was toying with the vague notion that maybe dancers shouldn't be handicapped" (Vonnegut 1).
- "It was such a doozy that George was white and trembling, and tears stood on the rims of his red eyes" (Vonnegut 2).
- "Nobody had ever born heavier handicaps [than Harrison]" (Vonnegut 4).
- This scene displays the ballet that George and Hazel were watching on the TV. In order for all people to be equal, even the ballerinas need to be handicapped. This is absurd and ironic, because dancers are seen as graceful and elegant, but it is hard for them to act so when they are weighed down by all of their handicaps. The equality law is actually making life harder, instead of easier, for many people.
- "She fired twice, and the Emperor and the Empress were dead before they hit the floor" (Vonnegut 6).
- This scene takes place when George's mental handicap radio went off during the ballet and made a horrible sound. Vonnegut uses this to show how ridiculous the equality law is. George's mental handicap is mentally, as well as physically, harming him. This shows how absurd the equality law is, proving that it is much better for people to be unequal, but unique, rather than equal, but exactly the same.
- "I forget. Something real sad on television" (Vonnegut 6).
- "Yup."
- "You been crying."
- "What about?"
- This scene explains all of the handicaps that Harrison, George and Hazel's son, has to wear. Since he is stronger, smarter, and better looking than the average person, he has to wear all of these different types of handicaps to make up for it. This outfit is painful and humiliating. Nobody would want to walk around looking like that or having to carry those heavy burdens. Vonnegut uses this to show just how ridiculous the equality law is making people feel and look.
- In his story "Harrison Bergeron," Kurt Vonnegut makes many different points about the idea of all people being equal. His story ridicules this idea of equality, as well as the idea of freedom. For example, by having all people be forced into being equal to one another, Vonnegut ridicules the idea of equality. This seems like a good idea on the surface, since it seems like people would get along better with one another if everyone was exactly the same. However, this idea of equality actually makes life worse for everyone, and forces people to pretend to be somebody else, instead of being their true self. Vonnegut is trying to make the point that many people are disillusioned by ideas that they believe to be good, but are in reality terrible. Vonnegut also ridicules the idea of freedom. Many people believe that equality will lead to more freedom for all people. Once people are equal, they will not have to fight over anything anymore and everyone will get along better. However, Vonnegut showed in his story how equality actually leads to less freedom for people. People equal to one another do not have the freedom to be themself, choose who they want to be, or live up to their potential. All people desire the freedom to achieve their goals. However, equality actually prevents people from doing so, as shown in this story.
- In this scene, Harrison and one of the ballerinas have just been shot and killed for defying the laws. Through this, Vonnegut makes the point that the equality law has actually led to less freedom for the people. This is because Harrison stood up for what he believed in, but it cost him his life. People are equal, but they have have no freedom in anything else. Being equal to one another does not mean being free. This is absurd because people are now becoming too scared and unintelligent to think for themselves.
- This scene takes place right after George and Hazel's son was shot and killed. George did not see what happened, and Hazel could not remember what she had just seen happen. Vonnegut uses this to ridicule the idea of equality. People can no longer think for themselves. Therefore, when a serious event occurs, no one seems to notice or understand what just happened. George and Hazel do not even realize that their son has just been killed, which is terrible.
- Summary of Kurt Vonnegut's short story, "Harrison Bergeron."
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