Harrison Bergeron and Satire Project
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- One April a 14 year old named HArrison Bergeron was arrested and taken away from his parents without them knowing.
- Harrison Bergeron's parents, George and Hazel, are unaware of the tragedy because of devices put on them by the government to make them less inteligent and equal to all
- A news reporter struggles to read the news and passes it to a ballerina heavily manipulated by the government with weights to limit her physical performance and an ugly mask to cover her beauty. She reads well and then apologizes for doing so. She then announces that Harrison escaped from prison. She also specifies his physical details and government weights. This program was also watched by Harrison's parents.
- Harrison escaped from prison to break into the television studio and overthrow the government. His plan includs ripping off his weights takeover by force all the people there.
- Harrison proclaims himself as the Emperor and takes the ballerina to be his Empress. In the studio he takes control of the musicans and orders them to play convincing them with promises of nobility. Harrison after further attemps is finally moved by the music and he dances with the ballerina. Shorty after this the Handicapper General enters the studio and murders Harrison and the Empress. The General takes control of everyone in the studio and people that watched all this live, including Harrison's parents, shorty forget everything that happend because of their devices.
- In his story Harrison Bergeron, Kurt Vonnegut points out that many government efforts, including historical ones, infringe on personal liberties. Furthermore, his satirical literary work engraves in people's minds the grave consequences of government violations that will only increase with time. In this case, extreme equity had trumped freedom which led to abuse from the government to the people. Many forms of government control are appealing in theory but horrific in practice. One's personality, strengths, abilities, and character all form part of one's unique self that should be valued and protected at all costs. A society without a diversity of thought, expression, or rights is a society that commits crimes against humanity. The author's use of satire and hyperbole is executed very well through dramatic and descriptive scenes. He chooses to personify characters, although the government dehumanizes them.
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