Kurt Warner

Cat’s Cradle Kurt Vonnegut’s novel Cat’s Cradle is a satirizing of the Cold War and the possible catastrophic apocalypse brought on by moral ambiguous scientific innovations. One of Bokonon’s sayings explains why Vonnegut favors satire: “Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter can be said to remedy anything” (Vonnegut. 1963, p. 198). World War II brought rapid scientific advances and a state of political tension between the Soviet Union and the United…

but in reality represents a controlled dystopia. Also in both of the stories their communities have rules to keep organization but one person chooses to rebel against the rules. Both Anthem written by Ayn Rand and “ Harrison Bergeron” composed by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. involve the act of imposing guideline on their societies. First of all both stories acquire a technique to eliminate uniqueness in their civilizations. For instance “It was that the…

job that no one would want, such as street sweeper to force him down the totem pole. In the short story “Harrison Bergeron”, Harrison is sent to a prison because of his superior strength. Throughout both Anthem by Ayn Rand and “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, one can see that the equality movement leads to a government uprising by few, and makes their society weak and vulnerable.…

Age and danger. No matter where you go in life these words will cling to you like weights slowly dragging you down. “You’re too old to do this, it’s dangerous”, “You’re too young to believe in that, it’s unsafe”. The message behind The-Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson and the movie Guardians of the Galaxy by James Gunn is to break these weights called age and danger, Live life to the fullest and do not let such things hold you back.…

Everyone is different in their own way which makes them unique. They should be able to express their true self, and not have to hide it. In the short story "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut, in the year 2081, the government made everyone equal. They were all made equal with a handicapped device that the citizens had to wear. Harrison was brought to jail by H-G men because he was more intelligent, better looking and stronger then everyone else. He escapes from jail and tries to overthrow the…

Ultimate Control Results in Ultimate Danger All three stories differed in many aspects, but they all shared one common theme. Their common theme connected them in ways that shaped each story and left the reader with a memorable lesson. “Harrison Bergeron”, “A Rose for Emily” and “A Small Good thing” all shared a common theme of dangerous control because they all had different means of “taking away of personal freedoms.” “Harrison Bergeron” told a story of a society where everyone was equal.…

What problems could be created in society as a result of absolute equality? A multitude of people believe that equality has numerous benefits, and should be a fundamental part of a society. However, in “Harrison Bergeron,” the author demonstrates the unfavorable sacrifices of benevolence and justice in order for everybody to be truly equal in every way. Set in the year 2081, the government reinforces members of society to wear handicaps, such as weights, earpieces, and masks, provided that no…

Harrison Bergeron is a short dystopian story written by Kurt Vonnegut. The story takes place in the year 2081 under a socialist US government. The story states that ‘to achieve mental and physical equality amongst all Americans, the government uses torturous handicaps on their citizens’. To keep total socialism, the government has had to arrest the ‘extraordinary’ Harrison Bergeron; who symbolises defiance and teenage rebellions with conflicting views on the government, throughout the story. For…

Both Timothy Findley’s ‘The Wars’ and Kurt Vonnegut’s ‘Slaughterhouse Five’ delve into extreme detail on the absurdity and tragedy of war and life itself. The books and the characters within are often befuddled, bemused, or held subject to the mad whims of a world that is ultimately apathetic to whether they live or die. Both books utilize their unique narrative structures to emphasize the absurd nature of death by shaping the form in which information is presented around the intended message of…

Diversity among Civilizations Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. is a science fiction story that communicates lessons of new technological advances that could be developed in the future and some of the outcomes these advancements can cause. The passage Harrison Bergeron is a story of the future that tells about several people who live in a civilization that is affected with an invention that is known as the handicap. George is a human that acceptingly has a mental handicap, but others, such…