Compare And Contrast Harrison Bergeron And Bruce Coville

Science fiction is a genre of literature in which authors tell us about science and technology of the future. In ”Harrison Bergeron” written by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr is about a society in the future that is all equal by giving smarter or more talented people handicaps to put everyone on the same level but one character Harrison Bergeron who is against handicaps so he tries to take a stand against them. The other article is ”Old Glory” by Bruce Coville which is about America in the future and the create an SOS or shoot on sight law and one boy great grandfather is against so he goes out and makes a stand against it and that leads to a lot of things happening. Kurt Vonnegut Jr and Bruce Coville both use science fiction details very similar and yet

Another example of how they are similar is the way the authors have one main character who wants to make a difference in the laws. For example in “Harrison Bergeron” Harrison, one of the main characters is against everyone being equal and he tries to change things by breaking out of jail and going on the news live and taking off all of his handicaps and calling himself the “Emperor” and fining a girl who will stand with

One difference in the author's writing is how they portray the main characters. For example in Harrison Bergeron Harrison is a criminal and in “Old Glory” the great-grandfather is just the scary old man nobody wants to approach or disagree with for example in “Old Glory” it says “I wanted to say no. Only that would have been a lie. SoI just nodded my head. "Afraid I'll talk dangerous?" I nodded again. I didn't know what I would do if any of my friends were ever around when he started talking like he does sometimes. I knew what I should do, of course. But I didn't know if I could do it. I mean, he was my great‐grandfather, even if he was crazy and wicked.” This shows that people are scared to speak their mind to him so this helps with the idea that he will try to make a difference and not many people would tell him, no but they will call the SOS. Another example of the differences is the difference in government. For example in “Harrison Bergeron,” the government is very strict on everyone needs to be equal for example they have a handicapper general to keep everyone separate which develops the theme that equality is not always fair. So, in summary, there are some differences in the way the to authors use science fiction details to develop the