Compare And Contrast Harrison Bergeron To 2081

The government handicaps George’s mental abilities since they are above average, while Hazel’s mental abilities are average.

The only thing preventing Harrison from success; was the only true thing that ensures equality - the firearm, which Diana Moon Glampers just happened to have. That is why it is nicknamed “the Great Equalizer;” because strength or speed are no match for a speeding bullet. The firearm does not enforce equality in the same way as enforced as in the society in “Harrison Bergeron,” it strengthens the individual rather than weakening them. Ironically, Glampers manipulates this, allowing a frail little woman (suggested by her odd name), to stand up to a strong, brolic man, proving this hindrance is inherently unequal.

Harrison is the perfect example of this kind of rebellion. Although he is only fourteen, “he is a genius and an athlete, is under-handicapped, and should be regarded as extremely dangerous” (141). Due to his abilities, he is in prison because he is a threat to society. Harrison is aware that a new society must emerge, and he breaks out of prison, removes his handicaps, and for just a moment, shows his individuality. In the government’s eyes, Harrison is a rebel, and rebels are people that have no place in society, and must die. Diana Moon Glampers, who is the Handicapper General and represents conformity, kills Harrison and his selected mate with whom he wanted to rule a more humane America. She then threatens everyone else with force in the television station with a shotgun by “aiming it at the musicians and told them they have ten seconds to get their handicaps back on” (143). Although Harrison’s actions take place, conformity and equality still rule. In an article in Contemporary American writers, it describes Harrison’s parents after the murder, “They resume their passive, acquiescent lives; having forgotten the entire scene almost as soon as they witnessed it” (2396). This dehumanization is the result of government oppression, as well as the physical punishment that awaits if anyone tries to be rebellious like Harrison Bergeron.

Harrison’s actions of can be described as heroic due to the fact that he attempted to revolutionize the society in a way that benefitted the population as a whole, not just himself. Many other people were angered and confused by the idea of handicaps, and by standing up to the government when all other people were afraid to do so, he acted in a selfless manner, a characteristic of a true hero. An example of another person doubting the intentions of the Handicap General can be seen at the beginning of the story, when George, Harrison’s father, realizes that it is unfair to place the hindrance of a handicap on a ballerina. On page 2, the text states, “George was toying with the vague notion that maybe dancers shouldn't be

The Ballerina was replaced with Jeannie because Harrison needed someone that was intelligent and could be used throughout the movie. The Ballerina was essentially a tool used to express the beauty of individuality, but that wouldn't work for a movie so they added Jeannie which would work as a motivator for Harrison and as a actual character which would also give Harrison someone he could trust and someone he could talk to in order to expand upon the plot and show what the people ruling are willing to do just to ensure the equality harrison needed someone to relate to. jeannie was a character that was as smart as harrison and quickly became his love interest this was used as a plot device and as motivation to rebel against the government. The main reason he actually did anything to defy the government was because of jeannie egging him on and getting lobotomized. This really was the only reason he did something as drastic as what he did but of course her character was essentially a plot device to encourage the idea of individuality and to provide motivation for harrison in order to actually rebel but he only really wanted to due to her lobotomized which showed how drastic the actions the government would

In “Harrison Bergeron” it talked about how Harrison tried to take over the government, he took off his handicaps along with a ballerina who he claimed as his “queen” while he was the “king.” The ballerina and Harrison were shot because they were trying to make everyone different, trying to make a difference in the government and they were trying to make people follow them rather than the government.

Vonnegut Jr.'s Harrison Bergeron and Orwell's 1984 are based on the concept of negative utopia. The governments in both these novels control their masses using harsh methods. The government in 1984 uses brainwashing, doublethink, mutability of the past and vaporization to control its masses. The government in Harrison Bergeron uses physical and mental handicaps to control its masses and in the effort to make everyone equal. Both the governments have a tight control on its people but the government in 1984 has a stronger and more affective control over its masses than the government in Harrison Bergeron.

First, the core plots of both stories is different but I found similarities between the two. Harrison Bergeron is a story that’s based in the United States in the year 2081, where the government creates total equality

Would you rebel for something you believe in, but everyone else does not? Would you die for the cause of something good and helpful to the world? This is exactly what Harrison did. In Chandler Tuttle’ 2081 and Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron,” Harrison's appearances, beliefs, the equipment used on him, and the responses he receives and produces are important aspects to both medias. Though, the short story and film both have its own unique features that help us connect to his personality. Harrison from “Harrison Bergeron” is a considerate, ignored hero, but also an outsider to the people for his beliefs; since he uses the threatening and self-centered words to express his bitterness and words, many feel he is egocentric, but he has only said this to get his word across, although, in 2081, Harrison is a wise, intellectual, mature, and a Christ-like figure, who appeals to our senses in a better way than Harrison from the short story does explaining why the current system is not effective.

Is Harrison Bergeron a hero or threat to society? Harrison Bergeron is a young man who was put in jail and escaped. He was handicapped because he was considered above average than others in a dystopian world. A dystopian world is an imagined place or state in which the condition of life is imperfect or bad. Harrison Bergeron is a hero because of many different reasons for example he is intelligent, strong, and brave. All these qualities make him a hero and can help the society in many different ways, not destroy it.

In the short story 2081 Harrison Bergeron is strong and is smart his appearance is appealing and he's a giant. Since the government has become so strict on following the 213 amendments in the year of 2081 nobody is legally allowed to be above the average. The average in the story is considered to be unintelligent and ugly. This point tells us that fourteen year old Harrison Bergeron cannot be able to walk around like anyone else.

The film 2081 directed by Chandler Tuttle is an adaptation of the short story 'Harrison Bergeron' by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. which looks into a dystopian society where everyone is finally equal. Vonnegut wanted to show us how absurd the world will become when everyone is equal and Tuttle has conveyed that perfectly in his adaptation. The story is told from George Bergeron's perspective as he watches his son Harrison perform his act of rebellion and his own requiem. Tuttle uses Harrison to criticise how absurd perfect equality is and uses George to show how the media can control our lives and dictate how we view of our society.

The lives of so many humans would change without authors. The human race would not be as compassionate, smart, curious or able to understand reality without reading books. Books give the reader an experience that they might have never known existed. Say the world was equal in all aspects of life. No one is stronger, smarter, prettier or more capable than anyone else in the world. This type of world seems like it would be the closest thing to equality and happiness. Kurt Vonnegut proves this theory wrong in his short story “Harrison Bergeron” that details what this type of society would be like and if there is any hope of changing it. However, Vonnegut’s work lacks the reality that the film 2081, made by Chandler Tuttle, shows. Through the tone, plot and characterization changes made through the

When he ripped off the five thousand pound handicap, he stood up for being free and different. The filmmaker leaves this scene in the movie because it was one of the main morals in the story. Although there are many similarities in “Harrison Bergeron” and 2081, there

The Marxist criticism is based on the socialist theories of Karl Marx and how the readers must closely examine the dynamics of class as they attempt to understand the works they read. In a world where there is no pain, no prejudice, no emotion, and no detestation. Lois Lowry gives a vivid description of a community where everything is equal, everyone is just as important as another, and life choices are made by only one individual. In the book The giver by Lois Lowry, it expresses the exact opposite of Marx’s most important ideas which is a prime example of what people will do if they were forced to live a certain way.