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Harrison Bergeron Literary Analysis Essay

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Literary Analysis Do you think everyone should be equal? In Harrison Bergeron a short story written by Kurt Vonnegut, everyone is meant to be equal and the government controls them,then one person decided to defy the rules.George, Hazel and Harrison all have different handicaps. Kurt Voneegut uses charters to develop the theme of equality. It is obvious that George is above average due to his handicaps. The narrator says, “A buzzer sounded in George s head. His thoughts fled in panic like bandits from a burglar alarm. [Vonnegut 5]. This shows that George is above average and needs a handicap to make him normal. The story shows how It was so doozy that George was white and trembling, and tears stood on the rims of his red eyes [Vonnegut]
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