Although equality is strived for everywhere in society, it does not lead to a utopia. It leads to a society that depreciates differences and uniqueness, turning it into a dystopia. In Megan B. They restrict any real type of intimate relationships between people because you could contract feelings and now you think for yourselves, and not how the government wants you to. The same type of utopian faux can be seen in the short story Harrison Bergeron where people were forced to be handicapped if they were more or less equal than someone else.
The citizens are taught to think that everyone being equal is what they are fighting for, but in reality, it is just unnecessary handicapping while a select few stay in control. Movement is used as a vehicle for self-expression since it works with the entire person, it integrates movement, creative process, and verbal communication. It is beneficial for the physical and mental health. It can be used to reduce stress, prevent diseases and mood management.
It also increased muscular strength, coordination, mobility, and decrease muscular tension. This is, again, a terrible crime against the Party, since people cannot feel any pleasure, only reproduce.
From his first crime, Winston knew the Party would most likely discover his wrongdoings, and this is the reason he continued to take risks. The character goes from being an ordinary man, who has a dull routine and no real pleasures in life, to being this great rebellious man, and in the end, after being tortured, he becomes the perfect follower of the Party, showing a love for Big Brother he definitely had never had. This character pretends to be a rebel himself, who is part of the Inner Party and can make Winston part of the rebellious movement.
Jem has revoked his outlook on society due to the court…. Equality is a frowned upon burden to the council and the leaders of society, as he has committed a crime for which there is no name for in the novella Anthem by Ayn Rand. He is born with an unbearable curse which none of his brothers have, the courage to seek and find knowledge. No one was smarter, better looking, or more talented then one another.
But the only natural thing that was the same for all in the community was that they all had allergies when the month April comes around. Which means they are all equal, just not in every way. George and Hazel were the same the way the government made them but different in many ways. Like George he was a genius, one of the most intelligent. Hazel on the other hand had an intelligence of a normal person. His handicaps where hearing aids, and.
Get Access. Read More. She is pushing for a equal society by simultaneously looking down at everyone else because they are below her. Those people are the ones who are originally superior. Society will also look up to the average or below average. For example, Hazel notices how the reporter had to pass the microphone down to a ballerina to read the news because of a speech impediment. Using irony, Vonnegut portrays the negative aspects of being too equal. It can be described as using humor and irony to expose and criticize.
Hattenhauer idea that the attempts to achieve equality are absurd relates to my thesis. I find it very hard to believe that a society would allow someone to take over and tear people apart by degrading them with weights and radios.
Of course, this is only fiction, but leave it to Vonnegut to go beyond. Hattenhauer also compares this story to politics. He says that it tends to favor one side while attempting to maintain equality. Although Vonnegut is being humorous, he is indirectly pointing out a flaw in reality in the case of politics, doing so using satire. Many traces of symbolism can be found in this short story if one is looking close enough.
Symbolically, it has been said that churches brainwash to enforce ideas and beliefs. In the long run, losing the ability to think for oneself or being smart, how is a society supposed to grow?
In the next generations, the members of society will be completely brainwashed and dependent on a leader, but who is to lead after Diana Moon Glampers passes away since no one is smarter than another.
It seems that the society will die out and it was only a matter of time before someone noticed this and rebelled [Harrison]. Hopefully, some were able to catch on from the audience at the ballet and start a revolution in honor of Harrison Bergeron since he is longer able to. Harrison, himself, symbolized an uprising by showing that someone else can be a leader and that it is unnecessary to have that much equality.
Vonnegut uses symbols to show the dangers of an overly equal society. This society is a dystopia meaning it is an imaginary, unpleasant place. Vonnegut does a good job of showing the ridiculousness of this society through humor and satire.
He also connects the noises that are heard through the radios and the meaning of church bells using irony and symbolism. By comparing this society to the United States of America, it can be concluded that many would rebel just as Harrison Bergeron did.
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