Harrison Bergeron

Harrison Bergeron

Kurt Vonnegut 's fictional society adopted the theories of Social Contract and Social Justice to establish a new social and legal The people amended the constitution to attain equality for all

With the amendments , they created laws to make a uniform citizenry out of their people and in the process stripped them of their individuality These laws were also intended to make them think and act alike which was their idea of equality . As to who is benefited from such extreme version of social control depends on whose viewpoint it

was coming from Despite their unrestricted freedoms no one was ultimately benefited in this kind of system . It was no guarantee of peace and absolute control as in the case of Harrison . His physical and mental states were no match for the handicaps . Once both powers were unleashed and unrestrained what resulted was a blending and coordination that produced a beautiful symphony of dance and music . It was symbolical of the good things that can happen or that can be achieved if we let our natural gifts , talents and skills work for the common good . There can be unity in diversity and peaceful co-existence may be possible

In a controlled society as this fictional one , there were no norms values , and culture that may identify them . For norms , values and culture were what will set them apart . This was a robotic society where the norms were that which are forced upon them because of the handicaps some...