Lilli Greiner
Mrs. Lasecki
English 9 Honors
October 19, 2016
"Harrison Bergeron"
"The worst form of equality is to take unequal things and make them equal, " is a quote by the well known Aristotle. This statement can also be a theme found in the story "Harrison Bergeron.”Written by Kurt Vonnegut, "Harrison Bergeron" is the story of a dystopian universe. Kurt Vonnegut seems to want to get across his point of equality not been for the best when taking too far. In "Harrison Bergeron", the idea of equality is taken out of perspective. We see the possible effects of a society of complete equality. Forcing everyone and everything to be equal, or having complete equality is not always a good thing even though we have fought for it for so long, it can be good, but can also be taken too far.
Equality is a very important thing to have, but only to a certain extent. If equality is forced past a certain extent, we can lose our uniqueness. When our uniqueness is taken from us, so is our individuality. If we were to lose this, we would be losing everything. Everyone would be the same, no one any different than his neighbor. Forced and complete equality would not end up having a positive effect. This is the case in "Harrison Bergeron,”everyone is forced to be equal and there is chaos as a …show more content…
In many ways laws on equality have brought our country together. Through both the Women's Rights Movement and the Civil Rights Movement, our community and relations have improved. Women and people of all races are now supposed to be equal, which is an example of a reasonable extent to equality. This equality, however, had to be fought for, for years upon years instead of being forced against people's will. In "Harrison Bergeron", it equality that has not been fought for, it's just being forced upon the society. This therefore proves that equality that is fought for has the immense power to be able to bring a community together and improve
Mrs. Lasecki
English 9 Honors
October 19, 2016
"Harrison Bergeron"
"The worst form of equality is to take unequal things and make them equal, " is a quote by the well known Aristotle. This statement can also be a theme found in the story "Harrison Bergeron.”Written by Kurt Vonnegut, "Harrison Bergeron" is the story of a dystopian universe. Kurt Vonnegut seems to want to get across his point of equality not been for the best when taking too far. In "Harrison Bergeron", the idea of equality is taken out of perspective. We see the possible effects of a society of complete equality. Forcing everyone and everything to be equal, or having complete equality is not always a good thing even though we have fought for it for so long, it can be good, but can also be taken too far.
Equality is a very important thing to have, but only to a certain extent. If equality is forced past a certain extent, we can lose our uniqueness. When our uniqueness is taken from us, so is our individuality. If we were to lose this, we would be losing everything. Everyone would be the same, no one any different than his neighbor. Forced and complete equality would not end up having a positive effect. This is the case in "Harrison Bergeron,”everyone is forced to be equal and there is chaos as a …show more content…
In many ways laws on equality have brought our country together. Through both the Women's Rights Movement and the Civil Rights Movement, our community and relations have improved. Women and people of all races are now supposed to be equal, which is an example of a reasonable extent to equality. This equality, however, had to be fought for, for years upon years instead of being forced against people's will. In "Harrison Bergeron", it equality that has not been fought for, it's just being forced upon the society. This therefore proves that equality that is fought for has the immense power to be able to bring a community together and improve