According to Google, a dystopia is an imagined state or society in which there is a great suffering or Injustice, typically one that is totally literation or post-apocalyptic.” Although plot lines of “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut and “Examination Day” different many ways the to share a core theme nightmarish dystopian future Harrison Burgernon was written in October 1961, this short story was written by author Kurt Vonnegut. In this story there are the characters Harrison, George, Hazel, a ballerina, and the handicapper general. In this story Harrison gets taken out of his home and gets put in a maximum security prison. This is because the government is worried that he may try to overrule them. There are handicaps which help prevent things you can do. This is so everyone is equal in the society and there isn't any competition. George is the one who has …show more content…
Dicke gets good marks in school, so he says that he will do well on this exam. His parents tell him to go read some comic books. Dicke starts asking questions about the grass, and how far away is the sun. His father gives him a very dumbdown answer, hoping to stop the curiosity. Dicke and his father went to the government educational building, where they met the man to check them in. The room was cold, and very quiet. Soon Dicke was called to the room, the man inside the room asked Dicke to drink this mysterious liquid. Dicke said it had the consistency of buttermilk, and the vague taste of peppermint. The man then led Dicke to the end of the room, in there Dicke sat at a desk with a multi-dialed computer machine. Dickes test ended around 4pm. That's when his parents got the call that Dickes intelligence quotient is above the government regulations and they had to discuss the burial agreements. One quote from this story is “The Jordan never spoke of the exam, not until their son, Dicke, was 12 years old.” This quote reveals that the parents didn't really want to talk about the exam until they had