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Harrison Bergeron & Examination Day
In both‘Harrison Bergeron’, written by Kurt Vonnegut and‘Examination Day’, written by Henry Sleasar an important idea is Totalitarian and Fascistic control. Today’s society can relate with this idea because of the things happening in Syria. But not just through the law but in societies every thought and actions, even if they have a kid, their smartness looks and strength. If you’re pretty we’ll hide your beauty. If you’re strong? Then you get burdens. If you’re smart? Well we’ll give you whacking headaches and make you blind. But if you’re stupid, mentally disabled, physically disabled? Well then you’re perfect.
George Bergeron, one of the main characters in‘Harrison Bergeron’is an unusual character. He resents having his handicaps on, but finds them necessary in today’s society. Hazel Bergeron asks him why he doesn’t just“Make a little hole in the bottom of the bag and just take out a few of them lead balls”. And he replies with first off saying“Two years in prison and a two thousand dollar fine for every ball I took out”. This seems resentful, and that he despises the law. But he then says“Then other people’d get away with it-and pretty soon we’d be right back to the dark ages again, with everybody competing against everybody else.”His view on the government regimen of this fictional world is almost authoritarian. He doesn’t know any different to what he has now, and his handicaps are simply a part of him now. The totalitarian government has manipulated this society’s history to seem bad, and as a result the people know no different and cannot know any different because of the lack of knowledge.
Richard Jordan (Dick), the main focused character in ‘Examination Day’ represents the reader. Always wanting to know more, and more often than not, not getting it. The gloominess in his mother’s eyes, and his father not being able to look him in the eye when he asks“What exam?”shows just how much the government has taken control of
In both‘Harrison Bergeron’, written by Kurt Vonnegut and‘Examination Day’, written by Henry Sleasar an important idea is Totalitarian and Fascistic control. Today’s society can relate with this idea because of the things happening in Syria. But not just through the law but in societies every thought and actions, even if they have a kid, their smartness looks and strength. If you’re pretty we’ll hide your beauty. If you’re strong? Then you get burdens. If you’re smart? Well we’ll give you whacking headaches and make you blind. But if you’re stupid, mentally disabled, physically disabled? Well then you’re perfect.
George Bergeron, one of the main characters in‘Harrison Bergeron’is an unusual character. He resents having his handicaps on, but finds them necessary in today’s society. Hazel Bergeron asks him why he doesn’t just“Make a little hole in the bottom of the bag and just take out a few of them lead balls”. And he replies with first off saying“Two years in prison and a two thousand dollar fine for every ball I took out”. This seems resentful, and that he despises the law. But he then says“Then other people’d get away with it-and pretty soon we’d be right back to the dark ages again, with everybody competing against everybody else.”His view on the government regimen of this fictional world is almost authoritarian. He doesn’t know any different to what he has now, and his handicaps are simply a part of him now. The totalitarian government has manipulated this society’s history to seem bad, and as a result the people know no different and cannot know any different because of the lack of knowledge.
Richard Jordan (Dick), the main focused character in ‘Examination Day’ represents the reader. Always wanting to know more, and more often than not, not getting it. The gloominess in his mother’s eyes, and his father not being able to look him in the eye when he asks“What exam?”shows just how much the government has taken control of