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Repeated Noises In Harrison Bergeron

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In Harrison Bergeron, Kurt Vonnegut uses the motif: distinct distracting noises to develop the theme: sometimes, everybody being equal isn’t always the best way to keep it. This is so, because the noises represent the physical restraints held on society, when it actually restrains their ability to think for themselves, and be their own people. This also signifies that when people of low intelligence as normal, it drastically reduces the creativity of civilization. These are the reasons that validate why the repeated noises in the story tie to the lack of creativity and quality of life in the timeline. The first reason that explains how the motif of noise relates to the suggested theme is that the noises are showed as a tool used by the government

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