Bergeron And Anthem: A Comparative Analysis

Chris sees that he can not live in a world that has so much violence hate and despise. He wants to live in a harmonious world where he is one with

When talking about a fellow Street Sweeper he revealed, “International 4-8818 and we are friends. This is an evil thing to say, for it is a transgression, the great Transgression of Preference, to love any among men better than the others, since we must love all men and all men are our friends”(Anthem 30). Although they may say, “all are their friends,” this is not true because friends are people that will help and support each other. In the book Rand was wrong to disregard the influence of

Harrison Bergeron by Vonnegut and The Pedestrian by Bradbury warn readers about the dangers of conformity and total equality through a loss of individuality in society and the cruelty of a totalitarian government. In today’s society, some countries’ citizens are lucky to have individual freedom. It is a blessing to be able to be whoever you want to be, but conformity and total equality can ruin that. Vonnegut and Bradbury portray this warning in Harrison Bergeron and The Pedestrian by describing societies where citizens aren’t blessed and must live under oppressive governments enforcing conformity and total

In this story, Vonnegut demonstrates an example of the many limitations bright members have in this futuristic society. This example proves that George just like many are forced into being limited with their own mind. George is unwillingly letting the government limit his mindset, all for the idea of equality.

He continued to learn, which eventually lead to his demise. He was exiled from the society for an invention he created alone, yet again another transgression broken. Therefore the Transgression of the Unspeakable Word has great significance in the story, due to the fact that Equality is an individual and the author uses this transgression to limit individuality. Martyrdom also plays an important role in the work Anthem. Martyrdom is the act of suffering greatly for a religion, or cause.

He knows he will face a huge challenge while seeking a chance at happiness because he surrounds himself with people who believe that “each man [should be] the image of every other; then all are happy, for there are no mountains to make them cower, to judge themselves against.” While this standardized way of living creates fewer conflicts, Montag recognizes he has simply existed alongside the rest of his brainwashed acquaintances as opposed to actually living. The rest of the population puts up a great fight, but Montag’s only alternative is a mindless void - hardly worth living

In this myth, she uses a very comical tone, as if she is making fun of the gods, to highlight their flaws. The author’s purpose is to convince us that even the greatest, were abnormal. The tone affects the theme in this story because it helps us understand the mood of the story. “From all the hype about families lately, one might think they are a fairly new thing”(Christian and Mazunik 9). This sentence uses the word “hype.” Hype is a very informal word therefore indicating that the mood of the story is relaxed and not formal.

“Harrison Bergeron“ by Kurt Vonnegut and the movie 2081 is directed by Chandler Tuttle. The theme of this story is that no one should be forced to be equal, since everyone is their own special person. The story describes George and Hazel Bergeron who both have different living perspectives. In the life of 2081 everyone is expected to be equal, because of this way of living George’s intelligence makes him differ from everyone else which  is weighed down by earpieces that vibrate a sound. This earpiece transmitter distracts George from any thoughts that make him learn more or feel smarter.

The creature does feel badly. Though that in no one’s eyes is going to make it alright. Especially not victor’s mind. He wants to make it right though, he has no one. Though some argue he deserves no one.

That is why Harrison rebels, because his is tired of getting held back form greatness. In conclusion Harrison’s world is the total opposite of a utopia. In conclusion in the short story “Harrison Bergeron” written by Kurt Vonnegut the people live in a modern day dictatorship and is a dystopia compared to the United sates. Their government is like a true dictatorship because they ensure that the government does not lose any power. His world is a dystopia because no one is happy.