The Strengths of Harrison Bergeron in Kurt Vonnegut’s Book
ENG-1102-MA1-Major Assignment #1: Fiction
Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron” or Jorge Luis Borges’s “The Gospel According to Mark”
Choose a character from one of the stories we’ve read, and, in at least 750 words, do a detailed analysis of that character by which you argue what you think is the character’s biggest flaw or biggest strength. If you like, you may write about more than one character and compare/contrast them. Make sure to cite the story (or stories) and any outside source(s) you might use in a works-cited section.
No, choose one from Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron” or Jorge Luis Borges’s “The Gospel According to Mark”
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The Strengths of Harrison Bergeron in Kurt Vonnegut’s Book
Vonnegut portrays an idealistic image that reveals citizens are equal. Although this sounds amazing, Vonnegut (1) uses specific terms like “mental handicap radio,” a device that prevents citizens like George Bergeron from noticing the government’s oppressive actions. This device distracts George from seeing the unjust treatment and killing of his son, Harrison Bergeron, after being taken away by…
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