LITERATURE QUESTIONS
DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE
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Attempting to achieve complete equality will never work; it will make everyone unhappy and there will be no creativity.
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The government should encourage everyone to hide their differences in order to have a more peaceful and equal society.
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Forcing uniformity on people doesn’t result in equality; it causes conflicts and unhappiness.
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People don’t realize how important individuality is until they have what makes them different taken away.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kurt Vonnegut’s unique story “Harrison Bergeron, ” displays a theme which is a warning about the dangers of equality, which is equality is a hindrance to an individual’s success and society’s success, but this hindrance is ironically, unequal.
Detailed explanation-2: -The theme of Harrison Bergeron is the danger of total equality and the importance of individualism. The story suggests that total equality is impossible, and that attempting to achieve it can lead to oppressive control, conformity, and the stifling of individual creativity and potential.
Detailed explanation-3: -The “Harrison Bergeron” themes are: Equality. The equality in “Harrison Bergeron” is extreme and unrealistic. People are forced to wear handicaps so that everyone is at an “average” level, meaning they are physically unfit and unable to think clearly or remember.
Detailed explanation-4: -Equality vs. Individualism. Media and Ideology. In “Harrison Bergeron, ” the totalitarian state regulates the minds and bodies of its citizens to ensure statewide equality. Dissent vs. Authority. The Power of the Arts. 27-Feb-2018