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Harrison Bergeron - College Essay

Harrison Bergeron


In "" Kurt Vonnegut depicts a society in which everyone is
mentally, physically, and socially equal. Throughout the history of our country,
Americans have sought racial, gender, and socio-economic equality. On paper
such a society seems ideal. Through the story one might infer that Vonnegut
views the concept of total equality as ludicrous. Equality can be interpreted
many ways. One point of view is the American belief that everybody should be
treated equally and another view is the one represented in the story that
everybody is equal. I completely agree with Mr. Vonnegut's view of the perfect
society as being absurd.
Having everybody equal looks fantastic in planning but it ...

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that are needed to improve the population's way of life.
Suppose someone did not have the ability to invent the automobile. It would be
difficult to commute to school or work. Imagine if you had to walk to work
every day no matter how bad the weather is. Now-a-days people complain about
having to simply walk out to their car in the morning and wait for it to warm up.
Many jobs would have never been created if there were not any cars. Without
technological advancements, the economy would also come to a stand still.
If new goods and services were not being produced, the economy could not
survive. Monopolies would eventually form and eliminate competition because new
and improved products would not be replacing the old and obsolete products. The
formation of these monopolies brings the nation one step closer to communism.
When you look at it, the perfect society is what Russia was looking to achieve
before they realized it could not work. The price of products will ...

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Added: 2/18/2005 02:32:19 PM
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