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Monday, April 4th, 1:20pm

I wish I was there to discuss this story with you on Friday! Vonnegut is a really fascinating dystopian writer. One of the most powerful questions this story makes me consider is do we really want to be equal?

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We thought "Harrison Bergeron" was an insightful interpretation of the potential repercussions of government. We were shocked by how Harrison got shot, as well as how competition can become volatile.

P.S. Ignore Bailey in the back.. she's not even in this class XD

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We thoough that "Harrison Bergeron" was a very imformative dystopian story that shows the possibility of what we could become if we keep chasing the idea that we need to be like everyone else. God has given all of us different gifts and talents and we should be able to use them to the best of our ability.

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It was a sick, dystopian world. We would not recommend for anyone to live there because of the serious amounts of control the government has over its citizens.

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We found "Harrison Bergeron" to be a pretty unique interpretation but somewhat accurate depiction of what the Government can and will do to control a population. And without things such as the constitution, Government will overreach so they can censor and remain in control. It was an interesting way to represent fairness and equality in a negative light, which is something that is talked about in a positive light in today's society.

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Vonnegut presents an extreme version of a dystopian reality where no one is allowed to have individuality. We thought Vonnegut used a straw man argument to display the negative effects of a truly equal society. Overall, we felt that "Harrison Bergeron" was similar to Fahrenheit 451 and Orwell's 1984 because of its futuristic and dystopian view of society.

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Our reactions included words such as, "WHAT", "woah", "uhm, whaaaaat?", "this boy crazy... he seems kinda hot though". In all seriousness though, we were shocked by the end of this story and it made us reflect on how we view societal norms and the gifted.

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It was an incredibly thought-provoking, dystopian story that wracked our brains a whole other way. Was it a good thing? Perhaps. We both love stories that bring unique items to the table and have us pondering about them the whole day. In a sense, we become individual philosophers because of content such as "Harrison Bergeron".

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Hannah and I Soaking up the Sun and American Literature

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Hannah and I Soaking up the Sun and American Literature

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While Hannah and I were reading this short story, we would pause and look up at one another just to make sure we were reading the right story. I feel like this encapsulates how we felt about this reading pretty well. We began reading this with no expectations, so we were pretty confused at first, and then watched the story unfold before our eyes (and the pages). Our final conclusion regarding this story can be depicted in the following words: interesting, unexpected, thought-provoking.

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We thoroughly enjoyed Vonnegut's interesting take on freedom and human control.

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The story definitely brought up a lot of interesting ideas for us. Obviously, it is a shocking dystopian world that presents these ideas in a disturbing way, but it brought us to have discussions appreciating the giftings we have that we get to exercise freely. Overall, we liked the story in spite of and because of its weirdness!

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We both think that this story was unoriginal, but since it was published in the 1960's we realize it could have been the first story like this but other remakes have copied the theme. This is definitely a topic that we both have been exposed to and while at one point this idea was thought provoking, we feel that we have already discussed dystopian possibilities like this.

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I saw Noah yesterday but we forgot to take a picture together. Hope this works. Me and Noah thought the story had a powerful meaning that made us realize the power of literature.   

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I saw Noah yesterday but we forgot to take a picture together. Hope this works. Me and Noah thought the story had a powerful meaning that made us realize the power of literature.   

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We both thought this was a good story, we enjoyed the ending because it starts where it ends. This moment that should be a definitive moment for everyone included means nothing to anyone. The only people who might have remembered are lying dead on the ground and everyone else has moved on and forgotten.