Literary Analysis

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October 1 , 2008

Heroes or Antiheroes : A Character of a True Identity

Literature has always been part of our daily lives . Authors from different parts of the world make each composition part of the civilization or the whole society . In whatever story that we read , we try to understand its social perspectives and the ideologies of the characters . Some of the fictitious narratives talks about the ignorance immoralities , and illogical thinking of the society towards good and evil . Because of power , some of us tend become

irrational with our actions just to prove that we are the authority . This is what the two stories entitled Harrison Bergeron ' by Kurt Vonnegut and Saboteur by Ha Jin wants to impose to sits readers . From these two stories , it can be said that even if we wants to make our lives equal and perfect there are still certain situations that will tests our individuality - to become heroes or antiheroes of the society

The main character in Vonnegut 's story is George Bergeron . His family lives a normal life before but because they were imprisoned by the military for a special case , their lives were ruined . George dreams of his son every night but it 's all a dream . He wants to see Harrison but he knows he could not . George as the protagonist in the story is a depiction of social imprisonment and injustices . He is a combination of a concept of hero and anti-hero . He is a hero of his family but an antihero of his enemies or the antagonists of his life . Harrison rebels against the government and the system . He escapes from the jail in to turn down the government . It can be said as a form of individualism because Harrison thinks of his own resolution and not on the idea of fixing an issue . He wants to turndown the government for personal interest and to create his own monarchy . Through this , he became an antihero because he choose to become his own personality and not for the betterment of his society

However , the readers could not blame the characters for they are hopeless and helpless . They were burdened with sash weights and bags of birdshot , and their faces were masked , so that no one , seeing a free and graceful gesture or a pretty face , would feel like something the cat drug in (Vonnegut ' They struggle in a immoral society just because they are good citizens and having a normal life . That is why even if they strive hard to become peaceful and work for their community , they still suffer . The equality did not exist right through their environment

On the other way around , Ha Jin 's story is a depiction of social immorality . The authority made irrational attacks towards other people to prove their power and strength to show that they are right - even if not . Mr . Chui , the main character of the story is a lecturer in a University in his community . He works...