Benjelloun, Zakary
Mrs. Salas
English II Pre-AP, Pd.2
20 October 2014
Depiction Of The Flaws In “Harrison Bergeron,” Kurt Vonnegut Jr., the author, portrays society as a flawed system where people are reprimanded for their strengths. The government thinks that conformity is the answer to equality, but in reality it only makes matters worse. Limiting potential only hurts the growth of a certain society because making everyone equal will not generate the hardship required for a society to seek a better lifestyle. To show fairness in the society, the government requires that all above-average citizens must wear a handicap at all times to limit their abilities that average citizens can not possess. The problem with this is that making everyone
Mrs. Salas
English II Pre-AP, Pd.2
20 October 2014
Depiction Of The Flaws In “Harrison Bergeron,” Kurt Vonnegut Jr., the author, portrays society as a flawed system where people are reprimanded for their strengths. The government thinks that conformity is the answer to equality, but in reality it only makes matters worse. Limiting potential only hurts the growth of a certain society because making everyone equal will not generate the hardship required for a society to seek a better lifestyle. To show fairness in the society, the government requires that all above-average citizens must wear a handicap at all times to limit their abilities that average citizens can not possess. The problem with this is that making everyone