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identify three lessons of human equality in the book harrison bergeron??

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yes

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@davidfriedman

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I found one already but i can't find the other two can u help?

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never read this book, so I can't really help you out here. Sorry! If I were you I'd look on sparknotes or cliffnotes.

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oh okay thanks but i already did and their was an error but its ok thanks anyways

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Sorry I never read the book either.

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its ok thanks anyways:)

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@TaraStrong

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No prob.

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@dan815

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@Karina1 yes?

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first off have u read the book harrison bergeron??

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me?

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ya?

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No

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oh ok thanks for ur help its cause if u haven't read the book u would get the question

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ur beautiful on the inside and out :) @TaraStrong @dan815

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@Karina1 Thank You!!

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ur welcome and thank you:)

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@dan815 have u read the book

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take a look at this

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http://www.sparknotes.com/short-stories/harrison-bergeron/themes.html

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i tried clicking on the link and it says error idk wats wrong with my internet and i only have one computer

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http://prntscr.com/5a8lh9

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It works for me...

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it says fail to open page on both i tried

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I think human equality is not about the equality of the abilities and talents of humans

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I think equality is to know they are human

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They all have their own talents talents

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its not their capabilities that separate them or make them unequal to people

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that is the wrong idea of equality

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Everyone is unique everyone has a presence it is the presence, the spirit of Man that makes them equal

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I'm confused???

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Well take a look at what the idea of equality was seen in this book

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It seems like a utilitarian view of equality

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Harrison Bergeron
Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron” is a satire, describing a future American dystopian society in which equality is considered to be the greatest value. In order to achieve equality, drastic measures are taken, to the point of absurdity. Although many critics have interpreted “Harrison Bergeron” to be a tale decrying communism and promoting capitalism, a closer reading of the text uncovers a Left- leaning bias, which is in agreement with Vonnegut’s personal political views.
While mocking the notion of complete equality, the text retains a socialist stance. This is seen in the fact that Harrison is described as unnaturally strong and his dance with his empress is one in which “the laws of the land [were] abandoned [and] the law of gravity and the laws of motion” (Vonnegut) were also abandoned. This unrealistic portrayal of Harrison and his rebellion indicate that it is not possible to create a better alternative to the story’s prevailing government. Moreover, Harrison who proclaims himself emperor and promises to make those who comply with him “barons and dukes and earls” (Vonnegut), is attempting to re-enact the feudal system, with himself as the ruling dictator (Hattenhauer). In this story, Vonnegut does not endorse capitalism as the better political system. This implies that the story is not condemning its political opposite, communism.
Though this story scoffs at the idea of creating a utopian society, it does not mock Marxist ideology. It ridicules notions of utopia when it states that “April … still drove people crazy by not being springtime” (Vonnegut). Furthermore, Hazel’s ironic jealousy of George’s handicaps demonstrates that egalitarian ideals are faulty because it is impossible to achieve complete equality in all areas and jealousy is unavoidable. The text, in all its descriptions of equality, specifically does not make mention of financial equality, the key component of Marxist ideology. Darryl Hattenhauer, in his essay, “the Politics of Kurt Vonnegut’s Harrison Bergeron”, explains that if Hazel thinks that the television announcer “should get a nice raise for trying so hard” (Vonnegut), then societal equality does not include financial equality (Hattenhauer). This precludes the idea that the story disparages socialism.
Certain details of the plot indicate that the society depicted in the story is representative of the USSR. The story is set in front of a television screen playing a ballet performance, in which the dancers’ performing abilities are controlled by the state. This is analogous to the state of affairs which marked Russian ballet during the communist era. In 1927, the Soviet-themed ballet, The Red Poppy, was produced at Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre. “This work, which is about Russian sailors who champion downtrodden Chinese dockworkers, was unashamedly propagandist and, by current Western standards, choreographically unadventurous” (Kant). Until the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1989, ballet performed in the USSR was based on socialist realism in order to promote communist ideology. Any choreographer who deviated from this style was liable to be punished (Kant). Moreover, state- regulated television is evocative of the Soviet- controlled media, while the notion of HG men has its parallel in the KGB, the Soviet secret police, who enforced citizen compliance with government laws.
The left-leaning bias apparent in “Harrison Bergeron” makes sense in light of Vonnegut’s political views. His non-fiction satirizes the Right and endorses the Left (qtd. in Hattenhauer) ” and he has endorsed Karl Marx’s maxim “From each according to his abilities. To each according to his needs” (qtd. in Hattenhauer). The question then remains as to why he wrote a story ridiculing the USSR. Hattenhauer suggests that being that this story was published in an American magazine during the cold war era and shortly after the second red scare, Vonnegut, who depended on this salary, had to cater to the general population’s literary taste and political views. Yet, there is evidence to assume otherwise. Vonnegut “said of George Orwell, ‘I like his socialism’” (qtd. in Hattenhauer). Orwell, in his Animal Farm, disparages communist Russia, while maintaining socialist views. It is quite likely that Vonnegut, like Orwell, saw the USSR to be a failed attempt at forming a socialist society based on Marx’s ideology. In that case, Vonnegut’s objective in writing “Harrison Bergeron” could be to delegitimize the Soviet regime’s version of communism, while maintaining a pro- Marxist bias.
In conclusion, the text’s socialist bias, as well as its anti- Soviet stance, can be understood in the context of Vonnegut’s political attitudes. A socialist bias can be detected in the fact that financial equality is not among the equalities that are the basis of this dystopian society and that an endorsement of capitalism is noticeably absent from this story. An anti-Soviet stance is apparent in the text’s negative portrayal of the state- controlled television channel, ballet performance, and HG men, all of which have parallels in the USSR. The story’s socialist bias and anti-Soviet stance can be reconciled with the proposal that Vonnegut, though a Marxist, believed that the USSR’s implementation of communist ideology was completely flawed.

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I would like to have a chat with authors like this but, they would be too headstrong to hear me out.

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Im srry but its hard to read this explanation when it has question marks

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hmmmm doesnt have question marks for me

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everywhere u see those question marks its the same as an apostrophe '

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ok I will remove the apostrophes

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thanks can u explain this in shorter terms

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their are so many big and confusing words sorry but its true tbh

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xD

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read it

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you dope

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and look up words you dont understand

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hahaha My sister wrote this a couple of weeks ago

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which sister?

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oh that probably why its hard to read

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:)

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:))

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i like her

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-.- I dont think u wld

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its a cute essay

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rachel..

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thanks guys I'm done with my essay