Characterization Intro(Revised)

Outline-

• Thesis- Vonnegut is trying tell us that through his characters how different types of people feel about a totalitarian government and their reactions to that government.
• Hazel- normal person
• George- intelligent, but has to wear handicapped machine provided from government
• Harrison- intelligent, and out of control
• They all shows the example what happens if you act like that in the condition that they live in.

At the beginning of the story, we think that Harrison, George, and Hazel live in a fair environment.

Everybody is equal and look equally handsome

Everybody has the same IQ

During the story, the description of the characters shows that governments are very authoritarian

Some people have to wear this handicapped equipment if they are too intelligent

One will have to pay heavy fine and jail time when one brakes the rule

At the end of the story, it shows the consequence of the each character

George and Hazel live normally

Harrison tried to rebel and overthrow government rule, but instead he is killed by handicapped general

Intro-

            Kurt Vonnegut, the author of “Harrison Bergeron”, depicts an environment where every citizen have different method of dealing with oppressive government. Hazel is the “normal” person in story and she is the example that shows the base line of the inhabitants of America in the year 2081. On the other hand, George is very smart man, but his thinking is disrupted due to government regulations. Harrison Bergeron, their son, is also an intelligent man like George, except he is out of control since he breaks the rules and begins to act uncontrollably. Vonnegut is trying tell us that through his characters how different types of people feel about a totalitarian government and their reactions to that government.

Characterization of Introduction

Kurt Vonnegut, the author of “Harrison Bergeron”, depicts an environment where every citizen has equal value and everyone is equally intelligent. Hazel is the “normal” person in story and she is the example that shows the base line of the inhabitants of America in the year 2081. On the other hand, George is very smart man, but his thinking is disrupted due to government regulations. Harrison Bergeron, their son, is also an intelligent man like George, except he is out of control since he breaks the rules and begins to act uncontrollably. Vonnegut is trying tell us that through his characters how different types of people feel about a totalitarian government and their reactions to that government.

Deal with It (⌐■_■)

E.A. Robinson, the author of the poem “Miniver Cheevy”, introduces to the readers a pessimistic main character who hates his current life. The author is trying to tell us to live life to the fullest. One can think that Miniver doesn’t like his life, but Miniver should consider himself lucky because it is a privilege to have shelter and guaranteed education. Also, Robinson shows us that Miniver is being too greedy. Life doesn’t give specific instructions to follow, but it gives each person the opportunity to create his or her own path in life. The author is showing us that Miniver is an ungrateful fool who is only daydreaming about living a better life in the medieval times. He romanticizes about medieval life and makes assumptions that life would have been more exciting if fate didn’t bring him into his common world. But he will never experience the glorified medieval times and carry on with what he has in the present time. Instead of being like Miniver and wasting our lives, we should be satisfied with what we have. Complaining is just an excuse to be lazy. We should take action toward goals and not get stuck in negativity.

Ironic

The Barbie Doll was the one of the weirdest in my opinion because I don’t get why people suicide while thinking that they are useless. To me I think they chose the wrong direction because each people are unique and talented in their way. Barbie doll was also sad because the girl could have become strong women and maybe become alethic I saw women who are not viewed as pretty people, but they were respected and envied by other people in different way as, athletes, writers, or maybe scientist. Once upon a time was also ironic. Of course, people would like to protect their family best as possible, but I believe that he chose the wrong direction. He could have used the money to make people more content then trying to escape from then. That choice could made the situation both win. Why didn’t they chose the direction I think the best? I think that is because they were blinded by other people’s perspective too much and having huge responsibility, thus making them narrow eyed.

Dystopia

 “The City of Omelas” was the most shocking story I ever read. I read a lot of dystopian stories, but this one went too far. It was weird because the story showed some of the extreme levels of inhumanity. It was shocking because deformed children were treated worse than animals. It was challenging because people in the story didn’t do anything about it. It showed the reality of humanity. This story also made me think of the history summer reading where Africans are treated badly while Africans who went to British school were treated well. It is just sad that the world cannot be a hundred percent happy.