Harrison Bergeron Reflection - 814 Words

In school we learn many things, from what we read, see, and hear; but I believe that there are a few specific stories students should read while at the high school. One short story in particular â€Å"Harrison Bergeron† teaches a very important message to those who read it. In this short story we see a utopian society where everyone is exactly the same, but in the end teaches the reader that a society like that is horrible, and everyone should be themselves. In the society, people who are gifted, stronger, smarter, prettier, all need to wear a handicap that makes them â€Å"equal† to those who are more ordinary. I believe that being unique and an individual is an important lesson for students to learn, thus they should read â€Å"Harrison Bergeron†. At†¦show more content†¦This is important, because if students are fighting the futile fight for normality, then they should hear this story, to take a look at a world where everyone was normal, and anybody who stuck out was shot down. If â€Å"He (Harrison Bergeron) is a genius and an athlete†¦ (and regarded as extremely dangerous† (Vonnegut 3) Who would want to live in a world like that? If student take this message to heart, they will hopefully embrace abnormality and not let the current normality trend affect them from finding themselves, as that is what high school is for, (along with education) becoming the adult you will be for the rest of your life. In my life, I have seen plenty of friends and classmates, as well as myself who wanted to do one thing, but have done another due to peer pressure. They are all wonderful people by society is suppressing their greatness. Most importantly though, students should not compare grades and things similar to that, because nobody is the same and not everyone learns and works the same way, take me for example, I am not the best at history, but I do much better in geometry and biology, if you are a great artist and are average in geometry, you should not compare with me, or anyone else for that matter, because we are not the same people, with the same interests and values. If schools do not teach this, they still might talk toShow MoreRelatedReflection Of Harrison Bergeron1296 Words   |  6 Pagesthis semester we watched some pretty good movies and read some pretty interesting short stories. They three characters I chose to discuss are Royal Tenenbaum from the movie The Royal Tenenbaums, DJay from Hustle and Flow, and Harrison Bergeron from the short story Harrison Bergeron. The reason I chose these characters to write about was because they all had different struggles with their identity. 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