Quick Guide: Harrison Bergeron

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“Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut was first published in October 1961. It is a dystopian science fiction story. The story also presents a social satire. The story was first published in a magazine called “Fantasy and Science Fiction.”

Later on, “Harrison Bergeron” was republished in a collection titled “Welcome to the Monkey House” in the year 1968.

The author had written this story as a satire of works on authoritarian dystopias and the common views and fears of egalitarian politics. The author presents a highly imaginative dystopian society and titular character, Harrison Bergeron.

Quick Guide: Harrison Bergeron
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Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Plot Overview
Chapter Three: Characters
Chapter Four: Writing Style
Chapter Five: Complete Summary
Chapter Six: Critical Analysis
Chapter Seven: Major Themes and Symbols

• Language: English
• Publisher: Raja Sharma
• Release date: Apr 18, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310375149

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Chapter One: Introduction

Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut was first published in October 1961. It is a dystopian science fiction story. The story also presents a social satire. The story was first published in a magazine called Fantasy and Science Fiction.

Later on, Harrison Bergeron was republished in a collection titled Welcome to the Monkey House in the year 1968.

The author had written this story as a satire of works on authoritarian dystopias and the common views and fears of egalitarian politics. The author presents a highly imaginative dystopian society and titular character, Harrison Bergeron.

It is also considered as an allegory of caution against socially enforced equality. The author very specifically tries to point out the dangers of the enforced equality which is the central theme of the story.

Harrison Bergeron is often considered as the author’s most significant short story. The story is set in a dystopian America in 2081.

Most of the critics and scholars often interpret this story as a blistering critique of authoritarian governments.

The blend of satire and science fiction is definitely highly admirable and quite meaningful.

This story is, in fact, the expansion of an idea that had been first introduced in Vonnegut’s novel The Sirens of Titans, in abbreviated form.

Harrison Bergeron was adapted into a television movie in the year 1995.

Chapter Two: Plot Overview

The year is 2081. The constitution of the United States has been amended and the new