Compare and Contrast “Harrison Bergeron” In the very sickening world of 2081, everyone was equal, but were still very different. In this cruel world, equality is growth. “Harrison Bergeron” is an incredibly interesting short story of an unstable government system. Their choices affect all, and no one is better than another. Both “Harrison Bergeron ''the movie and book are very interesting ; though, the themes are similar,the series of events, tone, and conflict are very different from one another. Though some parts are different, the themes in both the film and the book are very similar. The theme of either story is that no matter what, no one is equal. The film and novel both demonstrate trying to make people who are special equal inferior. It damages a society ,and makes everyone have to live up or down to a certain standard. Both reveal just how it’s unfair to limit someone because others aren’t as gifted as they are. ‘’Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else” (Vonnegut) emphasizes how everyone was meant to be equal no matter what. …show more content…
For example,a series of conversations between the Handicapper General’s team of people that were armed because of a bomb that was found underneath the stage took place in the film. This bomb threatened the lives of all who sat in that room; however, there was no mention of a bomb in the book. In addition, the series of events have lots of details that are not alike. Because they are different in some ways, they may be told from different points of views. Even though by the same author, the events have some missing pieces that do not fit together. Both the film and book are not as similar as they might