Harrison Bergeron Assignment

"Harrison Bergeron" was a great read. Although I already love reading, this story was written in a way that even a non-reader would enjoy. Vonnegut correctly used his own step three in his "Writing with style," which was keep it simple. "Harrison Bergeron" was very easy to follow. Vonnegut was able to get his point across in an easily understood way. He used short choppy sentences that were clear and far from complex, but got right to the point. For example, in the story, there is a sentence that reads: "On the television screen were ballerinas." Vonnegut could have shown his knowledge by stating the same sentence in a more sophisticated and complex way, but he chose not to. That is a clear example of Vonnegut's very own step three; Keep it simple.

Say what you mean to say is Vonnegut's step six in his "Writing with style." The setting of "Harrison Bergeron is ahead 67 years into the future. With that being said, Vonnegut could have easily created a new language for the characters in the story, but he didn't. Along with Vonnegut's step three, keeping it simple, Vonnegut clearly wanted to be understood in his writing. It was known, from the beginning of the story, that the setting was in the future, so nothing had to change for the reader to comprehend that information. Vonnegut greatly interpreted his Step six; Say what you mean to say.

The final step that Vonnegut used in the story "Harrison Bergeron" was step seven, pity the reader. The Writing in "Harrison Bergeron" was very simplistic and clear. I was able to picture the entire story in my head without confusion. Each sentence was just another detail to add to that already made picture. The flow of the conversations between George and Hazel were easy to follow. I always knew who was talking, and at what time. Overall, Vonnegut did a great job at taking his own advice, and putting his own steps into his writing.