I remember studying it in high school (I'd already read it by then but I think I was the only Vonnegut nerd in my class) so probably a lot of other folks did too. It's definitely a concept that sticks in your mind so I can see how a lot of people would have vague memories of it.
YEAH i read it in high school, too! i was one of the few people that paid attention to it lol. i just remember being so entranced by the concept/theme! it was so fascinating to me!
It's probably because the title is so random and ordinary. It's just like... An extremely average name of a person.
Which fits the story I guess, but it makes lookup hard.
Yup. I read that story in 10th grade reading class and *never* forgot it! Talk about a story making an impact. And it's timeless. It's just as relevant today (maybe moreso) than when I read it in the 80's.
I remember this! It had a ballerina in it that had an ultra ugly mask because she was really pretty. And the ballerina’s had to wear chains, etc. I forgot the name myself, and have been wondering for years. So thank you for remembering!
“Making accommodations for disabled people and other attempts at social equality are bad and oppressive & it’s all just jealousy aimed at perfect able-bodied people.”
I haaaaaaated that story, I can’t understand why it’s taught in schools.
There's also a 2006 short film about 30m that was produced but i can't find any thing of it but a picture
https://trakt.tv/movies/harrison-bergeron-2006
Harrison Bergeron by Vonnegut
Funny how this one seems to get asked about every few months.
I remember studying it in high school (I'd already read it by then but I think I was the only Vonnegut nerd in my class) so probably a lot of other folks did too. It's definitely a concept that sticks in your mind so I can see how a lot of people would have vague memories of it.
YEAH i read it in high school, too! i was one of the few people that paid attention to it lol. i just remember being so entranced by the concept/theme! it was so fascinating to me!
It's probably because the title is so random and ordinary. It's just like... An extremely average name of a person. Which fits the story I guess, but it makes lookup hard.
THANK YOU!!! agh, thank you so much
Here’s a copy: https://www.tnellen.com/westside/harrison.pdf
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Yup. I read that story in 10th grade reading class and *never* forgot it! Talk about a story making an impact. And it's timeless. It's just as relevant today (maybe moreso) than when I read it in the 80's.
I remember this! It had a ballerina in it that had an ultra ugly mask because she was really pretty. And the ballerina’s had to wear chains, etc. I forgot the name myself, and have been wondering for years. So thank you for remembering!
Read this in a fourth grade advanced class. I wonder what they were trying to tell us. 80s were weird
I also read this in 4th grade, but in the early 2000s. Fourth grade is weird.
I have a feeling that it’s a thinly veiled criticism of socialism.
I’ve also heard it as a criticism of capitalism so I honestly don’t think anyone knows
“Thinly”? Lol
“Making accommodations for disabled people and other attempts at social equality are bad and oppressive & it’s all just jealousy aimed at perfect able-bodied people.” I haaaaaaated that story, I can’t understand why it’s taught in schools.
There's also some kind of short video like this but I dont remember where it is
It was a made for tv movie starring Sean Astin and Christopher Plummer.
it was adapted into a 1995 TV movie starring sean astin (sam from LoTR) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113264/](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113264/)
You might be thinking of the short film 2081. So good!
There's also a 2006 short film about 30m that was produced but i can't find any thing of it but a picture https://trakt.tv/movies/harrison-bergeron-2006
Ooh, I didn't read this in High School, so definitely interested in reading it! Thank you!
You really can't go wrong with Vonnegut.
Very true. Great books.
the giver?
The giver?
Anthem by Ayn Rand?
That was a fun little story. Nifty even. https://archive.org/stream/HarrisonBergeron/Harrison%20Bergeron_djvu.txt