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1 Nigina Muzrobbekova Ms. Faria ENG3U1 Monday April 13, 2020

Everyone needs to be equal, but everyone has different life The facts of the short stories, Vonnegut and Bradbury writing are part of a lesson that many people today are waiting to be taught. Vonnegut's “Harrison Bergeron” is a short story about a “perfect” world where everyone is “equal” to degrade everyone to poverty by the use of handicaps. Harrison Bergeron is growing to convey individuality in all of this, even though it means death. Bradbury's “The Pedestrian” is the short story that depicts a future where people only sit at home watching TV and are now limited to getting “phantoms” features because of that. Leonard Mead is the only person who is trying enough to go out and walk, but his distance from others in this short story leads to his downfall. With the use of the variables that make up these dystopias and the characters, these stories serve as useful lessons for the reader demonstrating that it is what helps you communicate your differences, even though everything around you is the same. What makes up dystopias in these short stories are today's oppressive elements used as models for them. Today’s “dark ages again, with everybody competing against everybody else” (Vonnegut 2) the outcome is "Harrison Bergeron" where everyone is the "same," even though it causes some discomfort. Even with the greed of trade, if everybody is the same it doesn't seem

Muzrobbekova 2 worth living. People are meant to each have their own unique role to play in this world. That lesson is not only illustrated in the world, seeking to repair itself, But the movement of a growing human operation also. Rolling around a neighborhood even today is usually “not unequal to walking through a graveyard where only the faintest glimmers of firefly light appeared in flickers behind the windows” (Bradbury 1), as have mentioned our future in “The Pedestrian”. Many of us are so wrapped up at home in today's televisions, computers, and other devices that we are not expressing ourselves properly and just sitting around all day long. Fortunately, it hasn't reached  the level of Mr. Mead’s past, because there are still people ready to demonstrate life today. These stories' defining factors show the reader how dishonest we really are, but they need to go through such drastic measures to realize them. Another element in these stories was used to show the audience the importance of voicing our differences is the position taken for each of the main characters. Harrison’s revolt reveals who he is “a greater ruler than any man who ever lived! Now watch me become what I can become” (Vonnegut 4) through the uniqueness. Just though everybody is quiet he is always moving ahead in this culture, unaware of the implications. The reader is expected to consider it to represent something you will become a force in life. Although these short stories are really inspiring, they are often intended to be not only a threat but a way of training you for what others say. Leonard Mead’s preference caused many to believe his distinction and he was sent “To the Psychiatric Centre for Research on Regressive Tendencies” (Bradbury 2). It is certainly a misconception considering the situation which is intended to hook the reader's eye again and conveys a message that would not be shared with you by everyone. While this may be true, voicing yourself is still vital, particularly in this age.

Muzrobbekova 3 Overall, these short stories allow the reader to learn useful lessons about identity and how it is essential, as well as how the environment takes it upon itself. Everybody has a part to play and all that is required is to break free and pursue it.

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