Kurt Lewin

“Have you ever wondered if the government watches you”? Is a question that everyone has asked a friend or family member. In Harrison there government is somewhat like this but only worse. Everyone is the same no one is different no one has their own opinions, talents, and flaws. This is the way the main conflict conveys the author's message. The main conflict the author tries of Harrison Bergeron is that Harrison wants to be unique and have everyone be themselves and not controlled. In the…

“Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut takes place in the year 2081 where everyone is equal with little to no differences. The story explores the idea of the tall poppy syndrome, a social phenomenon where people are called on and criticised in a negative way for their achievements. The ultimate utopian is where every human being is equal. However, it is later on showed in the essay how the terms ‘equality’ and ‘happiness’ can lead a downward path. In the story, Vonnegut provides the audience with…

Time usually changes people, for better or for worse. This depends on how others portray time. In Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut wants us to understand that time is an illusion. This is similar to The Twilight Zone, “Back There” by Rod Serling because in this episode Pete Corrigan also saw time as an illusion. However, “Boy Goes to War” by Max Ritvo is in direct contrast to Vonnegut’s idea about time in Slaughterhouse-Five because reality hits the boy over time. The theme of time…

Harrison Bergeron was the only one that wasn’t equal. Dianna Moon Glampers avoided thinking about the possible corruption he could spread. And she lead the charge that put him in custody, but it was too easy. Harrison let them take him, since he intended to use his capture as a means to spread a message of hope that other could be freed. It consumed him. He knew he could break free, but his own arrogance would lead to his downfall. When they placed the guns at his head, Harrison had no choice…

Throughout a life full of flashbacks and conflicts, a person would imagine being confused in several different ways. In the novel Slaughterhouse- Five by Kurt Vonnegut, Billy Pilgrim has been through a life that no other human can imagine. With several themes built into this novel, Billy shows his growth within himself as a character. As Billy flashes back and forth from being in the army in Dresden, being captured on the planet of Tralfamadore, and his relationship with his fiancé, Billy gives…

Collage is a work of art that is made by attaching pieces of different materials such as paper, cloth, or wood to a flat surface. The content developing is a way to learn the different forms of art terminology. My selections were driven by my passion for the outdoors, traveling and scuba diving. In my collage, I’ve used examples of foreshortening, outline, contour, and implied lines, repetition, triangle and square shapes, still life, pattern, stereoscopic view, vanishing point, negative space,…

Kurt Vonnegut's historical science-fiction novel, Slaughterhouse-Five, recounts Billy Pilgrim’s life as a former U.S. soldier who was a Prisoner of War during World War Two. The Tralfamadorians, an alien race from the planet Tralfamadore, abduct Billy and put him on display in their zoo. While there, Billy not only learns about Tralfamadorians views on death but also their perception of time. Vonnegut wrote the novel with a scrambled timeline, meaning the events of Pilgrims life are out of order…

If everyone is equal it shows no uniqueness. Anthem and Harrison Bergeron are both dystopian stories. They have many similarities and differences such as love, wanting to be there self, technology, etc. Although “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr and Anthem by Ayn Rand are both pieces of dystopian literature, their portrayal of (love/technology) differs greatly. In the novel Anthem love is different from the novel Harrison Bergeron. In Anthem, Equality and Liberty love is illegal…

The book Slaughterhouse Five and the poem “Requiem”,both by Kurt Vonnegut feature the destructiveness of war as a prevalent theme. Both works address this theme in different ways. It is addressed more literally and explored more in depth in Slaughterhouse Five due to the nature of it being a book and having more length to explore its themes. In “Requiem” the theme is addressed more metaphorically and in ways that are more open to interpretation. In addition to this, the way the theme is…

The Manipulation theme in Harrison Bergeson Kurt’s Vonnegut Jr. purpose in “Harrison Bergeron” is pretty clear, he wants to teach a lesson that all people are not equal in this world but rather, everyone has weaknesses and strengths that make each individual different in their own way. He creates a world where everyone is equal and a society that praise the lowest common denominator by focusing on beauty, intelligence, and strength rather than dealing with religion, race or gender, which are…