Aristotle, the wise, Greek, philosopher once said, “The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.” In Kurt Vonnegut’s, “Harrison Bergeron”, the government attempts to create equality between all individuals, and unfortunately, propitiously succeeds. The equality laws state that every mankind must be identical to each other in terms of appearance and knowledge. Intelligent beings are handicapped with a monitor in their ear which emits caustic sounds every twenty seconds or so
attempt to create an ideal society. Dystopian works show that people believe today's society is corrupt, oppressive, and full of inequality. They fear it's heading toward the extremely grim conditions showcased in these works. People fear the government is too controlling, oppressive, and dehumanizing. This can be seen in Kurt Vonnegut's dystopian story Harrison Bergeron. In the story, the government requires people to wear mental and physical handicaps in order to keep everyone equal. The government's
terror. The “progressive” regimes at the head of utopian societies warrant the corruption, repression, and unethical inequality that ultimately lead to the downfall of a society. The turning point from a positive and progressive idea to one that is negative and repressive is not instantaneous, but rather a slow progression of changes that leads to massive upheaval. In Kurt Vonnegut’s Welcome to the Monkey House, his short stories depict fictional utopian worlds that revolve around the progression of