OK....I have a dilemma, remember reading a story in elementary I think about (fictional) about how the government tries to create everyone equal, so they make good looking people wear masks and good dancers and fast runners wear heavy weights....and smart people get shocked every couple of seconds so they can't remember anything...then at the end of the story a good looking boy takes his mask off and unties a good looking dancers weights and they dance around....then out of no where someone comes in with a shotgun and shoots them. then some people watching t.v. seen that and had an idea but then they got shocked and forgot it happened and the world just continues as nothing happened? Does any of that ring a bell...I can't for the life of me find anyone who knows what I am talking about....
2006-10-30 07:00:41 · 8 answers · asked by noyb 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Great Story by Kurt Vonnegut called 'Harrison Bergeron.'
You can read it here:
http://instruct.westvalley.edu/lafave/hb.html
2006-10-30 07:08:42 · answer #1 · answered by appletini7 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Harrison Bergeron
This is a short story by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. one of the best authors ever!!
It is a dystopian science fiction short story first published in 1961. It deals with egalitarianism. The theme is set by the first line: "The year was 2081, and everyone was finally equal." Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in October 1961, the story is now available in the author's collection Welcome to the Monkey House.
It may have also been published in Playboy.
2006-10-30 15:11:21 · answer #2 · answered by Ralph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the story is "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. There was also a movie that came out about it with the same title.
2006-10-30 15:29:18 · answer #3 · answered by beautiful_dreamer2008 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the author is Kurt Vonnegut
the short story is called 'Harrison Bergeron.'
2006-10-30 19:18:39 · answer #4 · answered by BAJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suspect the previous answerers were right. If you enjoyed that story, you may also enjoy Lois Lowry's novel, The Giver, which has a similar theme.
2006-10-30 18:13:27 · answer #5 · answered by lcraesharbor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kurt vonnegut i think
yeah his is a great author
2006-10-30 15:10:02 · answer #6 · answered by Moanika 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea and I am sorry you had to read this as an elementary student.
2006-10-30 15:10:14 · answer #7 · answered by Mrs. Jackson 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i totally remember that story, but i cant think of the title or author either.
sorry!
2006-10-30 15:10:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋