Kurt Lewin

War is a conflict between two nations or groups. War creates a sense of hopelessness, it is a traumatizing experience as it brings death and destruction to loving homes. Kurt Vonnegut is an American writer who is famously known as the author of Slaughterhouse- Five. In the book of Slaughterhouse-Five written by Vonnegut, takes place in the era World War II and introduces a man named Billy Pilgrim, as he was taken as a prisoner of war where he was surrounded by death. The book does an incredible…

terrible. Unfortunately, these societies exist in the short story “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. and The Giver, a novel by Lois Lowry. Both societies’ governments force equality on all citizens and believe that the society is a utopian, however, what is being created is a dystopian society. Both also deal with the death of individuality and suppressing a person’s true self. In “Harrison Bergeron”, Kurt Vonnegut Jr. shows the trying to be equal in beauty, intelligence, and strength…

daily lives, concerns from the past are also tagging along behind. Having advancements in technology in our society is great and all, but there are also some consequences that come with it. An example of this is in the story “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut. Harrison Bergeron is a story where everyone is equal in every which way. Nobody is smarter, prettier, stronger, etc, than anyone else. Diversity isn’t allowed. That’s when Harrison Bergeron comes along and tries to show everyone that…

Slaughterhouse-Five written by Kurt Vonnegut is not a relaxed read. If this book was not assigned for a class reading, Slaughterhouse- Five would not be a novel I would have considered picking up. The unpleasant flash of red on the book cover is mysterious, but not approachable. The chaotic format is intriguing, but confusing. However, my views on this remarkably written literature piece has changed dramatically as I finished the novel. Kurt Vonnegut’s satirical approach was unlike other authors…

One thing I was positive of, I did not want to go to church camp. Right from the moment we pulled into the parking lot half an hour early, I wanted to go back home. As a soon-to-be junior in high school, this did not seem like a good idea. Everyone has those times when a person in his or her life wants him or her to do something and that person pushes so hard, almost guiltily. Well, the youth minister of St. Joseph parish with which I am a member sure wanted me to go to the week-long Christina…

Kurt Cobain Kurt Cobain was one of the best grunge artists ever (if you ask me). He was part of two bands, Nirvana, and Fecal matter. He was the lead singer in both bands, and formed them both. Kurt Cobain didn’t have the best childhood, his parents yelled all of the time, and they got a divorce when he was nine, but he showed talent when he was in kindergarten so he kept on doing what he loved to do. Childhood Kurt was born on February 20, 1967 in Aberdeen, Washington. As a child Kurt Cobain…

teachers select for classroom use are valuable resources, many people often attempt to ban them from schools. One such book is Slaughterhouse Five, a novel by Kurt Vonnegut that explores the implications of America’s bombing of Dresden during World War II. While it is often praised for its message and unique form, it is also challenged often. Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse…

The purpose of a government is to protect the individual rights of its citizens. Kurt Vonnegut Jr., the author of “Harrison Begeron”, and James McTeigue, the director of V for Vendetta, portray the abrasive relationship between governments and their citizens. The story and film both share the same conflicts with governments using hostility in order to keep its citizens under strict control. When the government takes away its citizens’ natural born rights, citizens lose their power of having…

what some people base their lives around. Everyday in our lives we watch events unfold around us, some for better, and others for worse, that no matter how much we believe we affected them, their is no evidence supporting we directly caused them. Kurt Vonnegut did not have free will, and he knew it. His book, Slaughterhouse Five, was a…

Harrison Bergeron In the short story “Harrison Bergeron”, written by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., a young man is taken away by a new government company, called Handicapper General, that wants to make everyone equal. Harrison, the young man, breaks free from jail and goes to a studio to show that he is free and wants to become the Emperor. In the movie 2081, directed by Chandler Tuttle and inspired by “Harrison Bergeron”, Harrison is five years older and goes to a theater to show his “act”. His “act” is…