Harrison Bergeron

“Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy.” This is a quote from Franz Kafka. Here, Kafka is stating that at the conclusion of every revolution, there is only a small part of the old system that changes, and is replaced by a new system. Kafka is not wrong, as history has proven time and time again. Every time a revolution occurs, people are tricked into believing that everything will change and get better, which is a false assumption. Kafka is stating…

Imagine a world where everyone happens to be perfect, everyone happens to be the same cookie cutter image, and everyone happens to be nice. Pretty boring huh. Now let's arrive in the real world where nobody happens to be perfect, everyone happens to be different, and only a few happen to be not corrupt. The story of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain contains countless amounts of corrupt aspects in people’s lives. Huckleberry Finn unveils the story of a boy, named Huck, and his journey down the…

We can tell that this is a fact because it talks about the day when the Handicap Police came to their house and took Harrison away from them “the H-G men took George and Hazel Bergeron’s fourteen-year-old son, Harrison, away.” (Vonnegut 1). This shows that even though they have to love each other as much as the next, they still can watch them grow. This proves that this book is a Dystopia because they can’t love their…

Alfred F. Young seeks to shed some light on the American Revolution by telling the life of George Robert Twelves Hewes, a shoemaker, who fought for a better future in hopes of providing for his family. However how did a poor shoemaker end up being an essential character in several important events during the revolution? As well as, why had Hewes been granted a place in history when the majority of people from his social class have been forgotten? Young “discovered Hewes through an inordinately…

Nothing Special by Geoff Herbach 283 pages Characters: Felton is a top recruit in the nation for football. Felton’s little brother’s name is Andrew and his dreams of being a pianist have been crushed by Felton. Felton’s old friend Gus is kind of weird but he is still friends with Felton even though Felton is an athlete. Background: Felton and Andrews’s dad killed himself in their garage. Their mom became wacko after that and she needed some help. Felton grew up being picked on, he was small,…

What would happen if we all were the same? If everyone you knew wore the same clothes, had their hair done the same way, ate the same food, had the same size family, had the same looking house, read the same books, et cetera. Nobody would be different, individuality would be frowned upon, and you could get killed for breaking one of the hundreds of rules. This is the society in the book The Giver written by Lois Lowry. Symbols such as mirrors and eyes, sunshine, and color help demonstrate the…

What if everybody was accepted? What if someone did not have to pretend to be somebody they are not, just to try and fit in? Authors Ursula K. Le Guin, William J Brennan and director Bill Brummel. All of them created a short story or a documentary about acceptance and how not all things get accepted right away. People thrive to be a part of something, and without acceptance you couldn't be a part of it. Imagine not being able to be on a sports team, theatre or some club at school, because you…

Fiction Essay: Social Issues In Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery,” a seemingly quiet peaceful village has a hidden dark side. Once a year, on the 27th of June, the entire town assembles to partake in the lottery, however, instead of winning a tremendous prize the ‘winner’ gets stoned to death. An old black box is the vessel that holds the townspeople fate, and after decades of use, it has become worn and shabby. Every year Mr. Summers tried to convince the townspeople to build a new box, yet…

“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” This quote by John F. Kennedy exemplifies the insight Ray Bradbury portrays in “Fahrenheit 451” about a future world in which society has finally carved the perfect people with the perfect lives. Everything seems to be okay for Guy Montag, as he has completely conformed to what is expected of him, until Clarisse, a woman who has been raised knowing the truth of the world, unknowingly displays human connection that Guy himself has…

ones who dream. In a world where the strong wore heavy handicaps and the beautiful wore hideous masks a young boy named Harrison Bergeron was growing up. As Harrison develops into a powerful man he becomes too powerful and the government takes him away at a young age. Harrison then breaks away from the government and appears at a ballet performance on live television. Harrison ripped all of the handicaps off of him revealing a flawless man. As he strikes to spark a rebellion he ripped the…