Would you rather always be hungry or always thirsty? Would you rather give money to one family member or to one hundred random homeless people? Would you rather find true love or a bag of one million dollars? All of these thought-provoking decisions have their pros and cons, and occasionally one answer is morally right than the other. In the short stories, “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, “Searching for Summer” by Joan Aiken, and “A&P” by John Updike, each of the story’s leading characters face difficult choices (like these) which demonstrate their values and affect the story’s resolution.
In Vonnegut’s, “Harrison Bergeron”, the main protagonist Harrison makes the sacrificial and wrong choice to express his inner emotion and superiority …show more content…
Music!’” (39). This shows Harrison’s attitude and value toward expressing the real meaning of words of creativity. He shows that actions like “dancing” and “performing music” should not be determined and controlled by the government. The people subservient to the government do not have the experience and showing true creative action. He values the gift of diversity. But since the government does not, the handicapper general kills Harrison and his short-lived independence. Also, as Harrison emerges from the darkness, he shows his supremacy to the government and public by declaring, “The musicians scrambled by into their chairs, and Harrison stripped them of their handicaps, too. ‘Play your best,’ he told them, ‘and I’ll make your barons and dukes and earls’” (39). The decision Harrison makes to rescue the instrumentalists from their handicaps shows that he values his natural physical gifts and aptitude to becoming the superior. Again, his choice shows that he thinks people should be distinct in their own way. This individuality creates happiness within the dancers. Harrison is wise and clever enough to realize …show more content…
For instance, as the girls leave in result of Lengel, Sammy reacts in this way, “The girls, and who’d blame them, are in a hurry to get out, so I say ‘I quit’ to Lengel quick enough to hear, hoping they’ll stop and watch me, their unsuspected hero” (4) This shows that Sammy wants to impress the three girls, hoping to win them over with his loyalty to them and not to his own manager. This action demonstrates that Sammy doesn’t value the morally ethical things in life. He values acts of rebellion and people that break rules, especially if it is an almost naked girl in his point of view. He also values a sense of superiority and difference between him and the other workers/Lengel. This causes him to quit and still be alone in the end. In addition, as Sammy watches Queenie’s every move and describes her in his head, he says in his mind, “She must have felt in the corner of her eye me and over my shoulder Stokesie in the second slot watching, but she didn’t tip. Not this queen” (1). This scene shows how Sammy has a keen observational sense. He has an interested attitude towards woman based on the immature, descriptive details of the girls. He calls her Queen because he thinks she is “the perfect one” and he values his superiority over women. Sammy foolishly thinks he will
In Vonnegut’s, “Harrison Bergeron”, the main protagonist Harrison makes the sacrificial and wrong choice to express his inner emotion and superiority …show more content…
Music!’” (39). This shows Harrison’s attitude and value toward expressing the real meaning of words of creativity. He shows that actions like “dancing” and “performing music” should not be determined and controlled by the government. The people subservient to the government do not have the experience and showing true creative action. He values the gift of diversity. But since the government does not, the handicapper general kills Harrison and his short-lived independence. Also, as Harrison emerges from the darkness, he shows his supremacy to the government and public by declaring, “The musicians scrambled by into their chairs, and Harrison stripped them of their handicaps, too. ‘Play your best,’ he told them, ‘and I’ll make your barons and dukes and earls’” (39). The decision Harrison makes to rescue the instrumentalists from their handicaps shows that he values his natural physical gifts and aptitude to becoming the superior. Again, his choice shows that he thinks people should be distinct in their own way. This individuality creates happiness within the dancers. Harrison is wise and clever enough to realize …show more content…
For instance, as the girls leave in result of Lengel, Sammy reacts in this way, “The girls, and who’d blame them, are in a hurry to get out, so I say ‘I quit’ to Lengel quick enough to hear, hoping they’ll stop and watch me, their unsuspected hero” (4) This shows that Sammy wants to impress the three girls, hoping to win them over with his loyalty to them and not to his own manager. This action demonstrates that Sammy doesn’t value the morally ethical things in life. He values acts of rebellion and people that break rules, especially if it is an almost naked girl in his point of view. He also values a sense of superiority and difference between him and the other workers/Lengel. This causes him to quit and still be alone in the end. In addition, as Sammy watches Queenie’s every move and describes her in his head, he says in his mind, “She must have felt in the corner of her eye me and over my shoulder Stokesie in the second slot watching, but she didn’t tip. Not this queen” (1). This scene shows how Sammy has a keen observational sense. He has an interested attitude towards woman based on the immature, descriptive details of the girls. He calls her Queen because he thinks she is “the perfect one” and he values his superiority over women. Sammy foolishly thinks he will