Common Themes In Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron

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Thematic Comparison
Kurt Vonnegut’s ″Harrison Bergeron″ and Rod Serling’s play ″The Different Ones″ have themes that ate comparable to one another. For instance, “Harrison Bergeron” has various themes; two of which are: government or institutional powers and Order and freedom. “The Different Ones” also has various themes which include: control and individual identity. It is possible to compare the themes of the two pieces of writing. The aim of this essay is to compare the themes found in Kurt Vonnegut’s novel ″Harrison Bergeron″ and Rod Serling’s play ″The Different Ones″. The themes to compare are; challenges or law’ or chaos, and individual identity and freedom.
First is the comparison between challenges or law’ or chaos challenges or law’
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