Similarities Between The Giver And Harrison Bergeron

‘2018’ is a dystopian film about equality. Through his acts and qualities, the main character, Harrison Bergeron, is symbolically a Christ Figure. Although they bear some minor differences, the similarities between Harrison Bergeron and Jesus Christ are striking. Even though they fought for different causes, they have three major affinities; both characters were dead and buried, tortured in agony, and seen carrying wood on their shoulders. Firstly, much like Jesus Christ, Harrison was metaphorically dead and buried. When he was taken away from his family, and jailed for years, he was forgotten by the world, and figuratively dead. “...the H-G men took George and Hazel Bergeron's fourteen-year-old son, Harrison, away” (page 1 of the short story

Science Fiction book's are told in the future. A lot of book's tell of people having to be the same and not have freedom. It sounds a lot like the stories The Giver and Harrison Bergeron. The word used to describe them is dystopias. The Giver and Harrison Bergeron don't have the freedom as we do and we should be aware of that so we don't end up like them.

In a world where citizens are equal, if an individual is seen as different, an almighty power will come either to convert or to exterminate them. All governments are aiming for a society that is balanced, but certain rulers take this too literal. In order to reach this sense of utopia, there are a select few who are willing to do anything. In most cases, these attempts cause chaos and distrust in the government. What these governments fail to realize is that they are creating a dystopian society.

In this situation, Jonas witnesses an event that forces him to understand that life may involve suffering and fear. Seeing this memory compelled Jonas to be wiser with his actions because he too may experience much pain throughout his life, thus, causing his gain of maturity. In addition, according to Jonas when he experiences his father “release” a young newborn child, “the newchild, no longer crying, moved his arms and legs in a jerking motion. Then he went limp. His head fell to the side, his eyes half open” (Lowry 187).

Science fiction or speculative fiction is defined by The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms as “a popular modern branch of prose fiction that explores the probable

"George was toying with the vague notion that maybe dancers shouldn't be handicapped. But he didn't get very far with it before another noise in his ear radio scattered his thoughts. " This quote from the short story "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. placed in a society where emotion has been eliminated from society by the government installing radios in the ears of people who could think of ideas that would challenge society. But in the novel "The Giver" by Louis Lowery and the short story "Harrison Bergeron", the theme that Love will lead to a fulfilled life comes up in both texts despite "The Giver" Focusing on the importance of memory and "Harrison Bergeron" focusing on the power of the media.

Can you imagine being condemned because of your thoughts? Yes, because dystopian society is a community that is unpleasant and frightening controlled by the government. If anyone thinks they might get arrested by the police because in dystopian society people are forced to live in the cruel society.The novel 1984 and Harrison Bergeron are similar novels that are dystopian, however, in the novel 1984 by George Orwell, the main character Winston is afraid of getting arrested by the thought police because he always writes in his diary. The citizens are constantly being watched by “Big Brother” and controlled by propaganda. In the novel, Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut, the main character George, and his wife are being brainwashed by the handicap

Manipulation is a type of social influence that aims to change the behavior or perception of others through abusive, deceptive, or underhanded tactics in other words brainwashed. I society can be brainwashed by simple rules and media things like that. The book “1984” can be compared to the short story Harrison Bergeron by manipulation of society. The societies are manipulated in multiple ways through the use of technology, propaganda, and manipulated into believing that they live in the perfect world. In George Orwell’s novel the theme can be compared through the dystopian society and contrasted through the use of technology and propaganda by manipulation of society to Kurt Vonnegut’s short story Harrison Bergeron.

There are different opinions about human culture and their feelings. All families share similarities and differences. This is what make a family who they are. One family is Kurt Vonnegut, “Harrison Bergeron”. This family wants to be free and have their own rights. The family in “Harrison Bergeron” is similar to my family because both have issues in life, controlled strengths, and sometimes having to dress to cover beauty.

Equality seems to be very good to have and it seems like everyone should have it, but is it really that good? Surely everyone should have it, but how much equality should be? “The Giver” and “Harrison Bergeron” both show examples of utopia and equality but both don’t work out. Our world wouldn’t be a better place if everyone are lifted up onto the same level, because although equality is very important and good, complete equality will be a bad thing, and complete equality is something that would never happen in our world. Equality is quite important for the majority of us, it is also good for society and the world.

Science fiction is the most important literature in the history of the world… Science fiction is central to everything we have ever done and people who make fun of science fiction writers don’t know what they are talking about. Ray Bradbury. Science fiction is a type of writing that could be about many things but the future and future technology are the two that are focused on the most. We studied the movie Unbreakable by M. Night Shyamalan, the book The Hot Zone by Richard Preston, and excerpts from the book World War Z by Max Brooks.

Our world today is filled with unnecessary oppression. Slavery is one common form of human oppression, but there are numerous other forms as well. War, death, hunger, and sadness caused the elders in the society of The Giver to force each citizen to live extremely structured, controlled lives. That structure and control effected each person’s ability to live unique, private, and free lives. The elders in The Giver wanted all the citizens in the community to be undifferentiated for their own safety, so they greatly censored all citizens. Lack of freedom to pursue individual happiness is, indeed, a form of oppression not only faced by fictional book characters, but also by twenty-first century Americans. American society is changing so rapidly that we as independent Americans must decide whether safety, or freedom, is more important.

The short story ‘Harrison Bergeron’, Written by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. and the novel ‘The Giver’ by Lois Lowry both share a theme of forced equality and uniformity. Both stories take place in dystopian worlds. Woven throughout both of the stories are, authority is forcing egalitarianism onto citizens because they want an indefectible civilization. In the short story Harrison Bergeron, the world is ruled by Handicap General were in The Giver the world is ruled by the Elders, so that the community would be equal. But in both stories the protagonist goes against the community to break the peace and gain freedom and demonstrates how the authority always doesn’t know the best.

Louis Lowry uses specific word choice throughout dialogue between The Giver and Jonas to show how Jonas is feeling. For example (line 5) “i'll come back tomorrow, sir” he said quickly. Then hesitated.” Lowry carefully wrote the word sir after Jonas spoke. This showed he was feeling nervous and worried. After ”he said”, Lowry added quickly. This speeds up the pace of the story, making it seem like Jonas’s thoughts were nervously racing through his head. Lowry’s choice of detail in The Giver describes Jonas’ pain clearly. For example on line 30 Lowry writes “One of Jonas’s arms was immobilized with pain”, adding the “immobilized” in front of pain instead of “was in pain” is crucial to show how badly Jonas’s arm was

The novels The Giver by Lois Lowry and Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, both have similarities and differences when it comes to their plot and themes. It might seem that the fundamental idea of the novels are opposites, but the strategies by which each society is kept up are surprisingly comparative.