Thursday, August 18, 2011

Harrison Bergeron (Short story analyzed by me ^^)

• Plot Summary

In 2081,everybody was finally equal based on Amendments to the Constitution and to the unceasing vigilance of agents of the United States Handicapper General,Diana Moon Glampers.Everyone that has an excess,such as in intelligence or appeareance will be loadee by many things (handicap,padlock,sashweights,masked,etc) to make them same as others.

A couple-George and Hazel Bergeron-have a son,Harrison.He is smarter,more handsome,etc than anyone,so the agents caught him.George and Hazel knew about it,but they couldn’t think more about Harrison because many ‘stuff’ are wore by the agents to George and Hazel’s limitidness in thinking.

They (George and Hazel) were talking about the law when the TV showed Ballet’s show.Then the Show interupted by a news that talked about Harrison.Harrison had escaped from jail and become ‘the most wanted person.’

Suddenly,Harrison came to the studio,in the middle of the news and start his rebellion to the government.He showed his power,told that he is The Emperor and were searching for The Empress.After find the Empress,he stripped the musicians handicap for play beautiful music and then Harrison and his Empress started to dance.

Unfortunately,The Handicapper General-Diana Moon Glamper- came and fired him and his Empress twice with shotgun.Harrison and his Empress die.

Harrison’s mom watched in TV,she was really sad and cried but she didn’t know why because she had a limitedness in think.She had a short term memory.So,when her husband asked her she just replied,”I forget” and her husband told,”forget sad things.”

It happened,they forget anything about Harrison,their son.......




• Character Sketch


Harrison Bergeron

Seven feet tall
Halloween and hardware
Good looks
Wear red rubber ball for a nose
His eyebrows shaved
White teeth but cover with black caps at snaggle-tooth random.
Under the heaviest handicapper
He wore tremendous pair of earphone
Clanking
Clowning
Huge
Arrogant
Clever
Brave


George Bergeron

Intelligence:Above normal
Little mental handicap radio in ear
Twenty-one gun salute in his head
Padlocked around neck

Hazel Bergeron

Perfectly average intelligence
Limitedness in think (short term memory)

Diana Moon Glampers

Dictator
Cruel


• Theme Analysis

This story theme is satirizing human society in US where they want equality in all aspect in human live. Actually,equality doesn’t bring much positive impact in human society than difference for basically human are made different.Although the citizen agreed to do that.It limited for people creativity

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