“The Contrast of My Family from Harrison Bergeron Family”
The best family of Jerry Ferguson Jr versus the so called average family of Harrison Bergeron. The story I chose is “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut and I chose this short story to use because I can use it to tell a difference or contrast between the family. So I can contrast this because in the short story it describes the Mother as being an “average” Mother and my Mother to me is beyond the average. A second one is that the father in the story always will forget the events that happen in twenty-seconds so that's different than my Mother because she will never forget about anything it don’t matter if it happened many years ago she will never forget. And the last detail is that
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The reason’s I say that is because my Mother will always be asking what I am doing or making sure I am doing something right. But in “Harrison Bergeron” the Mother I wouldn’t say she don’t care about Harrison but she didn’t make sure or watched over him as much to not let him plan attacks against the handicapped government. My second reason is that my Mother will always be the key part of my life meaning she will always tell me what and I know you will say that while that kind of the average Mother but in the novel the definition of an average Mother is the Harrison Mother so that’s another way my Mother is different. The last detail is that my Mother will always worry about me even if she doing something for me, unlike in the story the Mother of Harrison let the police come into her house and take her son without questioning them on what their actions are for taking her son, so my Mother is different from that because my mother will questioned them to the point where she will be questioning me and the police like she is a lawyer trying to get me out of trouble(even though I'm not it’s just an example). So as you can tell the difference between my Mother and the Mother in “Harrison Bergeron” is different in one being the
“Repent Harlequin Said the Tictockman” by Harlan Ellison wrote in 1965 is about a time keeping government trying to achieve complete efficiency. The 1961 science fiction short story “Harrison Bergeron,” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., is about complete equality, disabling humanity from success. By examining elements of character analysis, tone, plot, setting, and diction, readers can see that these two dystopian stories can be compared and contrasted. “Repent Harlequin…” and “Harrison Bergeron” take place in alternate futures where the government has either taken control of everyone’s schedules or removed things that would make them unequal. Both stories are led by an antagonist and by someone who rebelled against them, but eventually, the rebellion fails and as far as we know the oppression goes on.
In today’s society the general attitude towards an individual is conform or be an outcast. It is seen in schools where people who do not fit into specific cliques become outcasts, the weird people. It is seen in the work place as well. People have conformed to standards set by society simply because society has said to do so. Society asks people to change themselves to fit in.
“A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another” -Buddha The two dystopian stories “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut and Anthem by Ayn Rand, are expressed to promote that everyone being exactly the same isn’t good for our society. “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut and Anthem by Ayn Rand are both dystopian pieces, their portrayal of family and love differs greatly. The novella “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut represents somewhat, of a healthy family.
Another reason why Connie why wants to be independent from her mother is because she does not want to be like her. “Her mother went scuffling around the house in old bathroom slippers…” ( Oates 616). Connie’s mother is an image of the future Connie doesn't want -the life of a domestic housewife. Lastly, you can see that Connie has a love-hate relationship with her other, with whom she identifies, but at the same time she has to distance herself from her mother in order to establish her independence; “Sometimes, over coffee, they were almost friends, but something would come up – some vexation that was like a fly buzzing suddenly around their heads – and their faces went hard with contempt.”
Laws are the key to having a well-mannered society. They are created with the intention of bringing good to the civilization. However, even actions with good intentions can end with devastating results. This is what occurs in Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s “Harrison Bergeron”. “Harrison Bergeron” is about a dystopian- like future that has had citizens stripped of their individuality due to an Amendment.
The most common, widespread epidemic in adolescent is the lack of self-esteem. If a teen loses confidence, they may engage in self-destructive views. To try to combat the lack of personal confidence, Canada and other individualistic countries emphasize being unique. In the short story, The Metaphor by Budge Wilson, Charlotte lives under the rule of her stern mother. Through her mother’s criticisms, her lack of confidence, and her desire to fit in with the community, Charlotte is shown to be insecure.
A mother’s love is known as loving and unconditional. Although their intentions are pure, sometimes the execution of being a role model doesn’t meet the child’s expectations. The relationships we have with our parents may have lasting impressions on how children view the world. In Tony Morrison’s novel Sula, the characters Sula and Nel have vastly different relationships with their mother. Nel was raised to be oppressed and not have any individualism because if she tried, she'd be interfered with by her mother.
Books and movies have been around for many years and lately movie directors have been making more and more movies based off of books. Most people do not know that around 50% of movies are based off of books. Although, it really depends on what people mean when a movie is “based” off a book. Some directors say a movie is based off a book, but has a different plot and seems totally different. So, in order to keep true to the book, directors keep the plot relatively the same, but there are a few times they decide to change the message entirely by changing just a few key events.
Psychological Mom’s psychological state is a little unstable in the play. She comes home and sees her plants have died and from that point on she seems to be emotionally removed from the situation and scene. She is submissive and her reactions are a little delayed or inappropriate for the situation.
But yet they both sometimes don’t respect their mother. Mama is a gentle women, she always has to be honest with her children. Mama is not an educated women her school closed at the second grade. ” I never had an education myself” (Walker, 316, 13).
She is overwhelmingly physically superior to the other character, Roger. But at the same time she is maternal, lavishing the attention on Roger that he obviously misses at home: cleaning him, feeding him, giving him money. 4. Her pride in her identity is the key to understanding Mrs. Jones 's character B. Roger 1. he is physically small and thin 2.
In George Saunders’ essay from The Guardian, he states, “We often think that the empathetic function in fiction is accomplished via the writer’s relation to his characters, but it’s also accomplished via the writer’s relation to his reader” (The Guardian). In Kurt Vonnegut’s story “Harrison Bergeron”, we can see this idea shown through the reader’s connection with Harrison. Vonnegut uses the main character of the story, Harrison Bergeron, as a symbol of empathy by allowing the reader to relate to his desire for individuality.
Kurt Vonnegut uses characterization to describe how the characters act in this society. Vonnegut also uses style to show how he uses science fiction and dystopia in “Harrison Bergeron”. The theme demonstrated in “Harrison Bergeron” is equality is not meant to make one person better than another. Kurt Vonnegut in “Harrison Bergeron”, demonstrates that equality based on characteristics is not a good thing for society. Harrison Bergeron is a short story based on the year 2081, where everybody is equal.
The family in “Harrison Bergeron” is very separate and apart. After reading the short story, “Harrison Bergeron” I realized that the similarities out weigh the differences when comparing my my family to “Harrison Bergeron’s” family when regarding unity, parents strengths and weaknesses, and children’s talents and abilities. Staring with unity between the families. Harrison’s family is split apart, being that he isn’t with his mom and dad. Harrison is in a prison and he was ripped from his family after being immune to the blockades placed upon him by the government.
Importance of Family Why is family so important? A great example of family is from a story I read. In the beginning of “Rema’s Extraordinary Day” started when Rema got dropped off the bus and her mother was nowhere to be seen. In the middle her uncle came and got her. Lastly her mom had a baby.