“‘And I say to you, that if it is GREATNESS we must destroy, then let us drag our enemy out of the darkness where it has been hiding! Let us shine a LIGHT...so that AT LAST, ALL THE WORLD CAN SEE!’” (Tuttle 2009). This quote creates a huge change in the main character than we see in the short story “Harrison Bergeron.” In both the short story “Harrison Bergeron” and the movie “2081” there are many similarities and differences. One similarity that stood out to me was that Harrison announces a speech on television in both the short story and movie. In contrast to Harrison’s speech found in both the short story and movie, there is a difference found in his manner as he publicizes his oration. First, let’s inspect the similarity in both the short story and movie.
First, a notable detail I noticed in both the short …show more content…
As seen in the short story “Harrison Bergeron,” Harrison is the age of fourteen, making it realistic that Harrison is very boastful, rude, and young; whereas, in the movie Harrison is in his twenties and possesses traits of being civil, mature, and the want to be understood. In the short story, Harrison introduces himself as the following: “‘I am the Emperor!’ cried Harrison. ‘Do you hear? I am the Emperor! Everybody must do what I say at once!’ He stamped his foot and the studio shook.” (104). In this quote, Harrison boasts very childish behavior when he shouts “I am the Emperor.” Harrison’s actions are also very dramatic because of his statement, “Everybody must do what I say at once.” By seeing Harrison behave in this manner, it does not give the audience an image of him that is likable, and instead gives the image that he is rude, and impolite.However, in the movie, Harrison is in his twenties which would cause the audience to listen to Harrison more compared to Harrison in the short story. Tuttle introduces Harrison as
First, a notable detail I noticed in both the short …show more content…
As seen in the short story “Harrison Bergeron,” Harrison is the age of fourteen, making it realistic that Harrison is very boastful, rude, and young; whereas, in the movie Harrison is in his twenties and possesses traits of being civil, mature, and the want to be understood. In the short story, Harrison introduces himself as the following: “‘I am the Emperor!’ cried Harrison. ‘Do you hear? I am the Emperor! Everybody must do what I say at once!’ He stamped his foot and the studio shook.” (104). In this quote, Harrison boasts very childish behavior when he shouts “I am the Emperor.” Harrison’s actions are also very dramatic because of his statement, “Everybody must do what I say at once.” By seeing Harrison behave in this manner, it does not give the audience an image of him that is likable, and instead gives the image that he is rude, and impolite.However, in the movie, Harrison is in his twenties which would cause the audience to listen to Harrison more compared to Harrison in the short story. Tuttle introduces Harrison as