Introduction
“Happy Endings” and “Harrison Bergeron” are both short stories but from different writers. Margret Atwood, the author to the short story Happy Endings, has several short stories that have similar characteristics whereby they end with death. The stories focus more on death as a certain ending that applies to any case. The story in comparison with Harrison Bergeron’s, it is also a short story that is more of a science fiction thus satirical. On the story Harrison Bergeron, there is divergence on the political message brought out on the story since it raises concern relating to query about public equality.
Comparing “Happy Endings” and “Harrison Bergeron”
Margret Artwood brings out her sentiments relating them to creative writing as well as the act of one taking pleasure in living existence to the maximum when she says in part A “they go on fun vacations together”. The story portrays an unusual aspect where the writer engages the reader by giving him or her choices. Atwood has quotes that illuminate a diverse tactic in explaining a female’s life. There are reasons to why the author decides to do this. In all her situation, she comes up with two characters seemingly underdeveloped yet labeled close to comedians. The characters developed by the writer are dull, furthermore undeveloped, they are the leading roles to play. The writer mocks her characters then changes tone unexpectedly to inform her audience a fundamental aspect, the characters death.
Atwood brings out a convectional formation, comic strip linked to the character, and at times a mocking tone to express the most significant notion about life. Harrison Bergeron is a fiction short story that starts by informing the reader about the equality among all human beings when Vonnegut says, “they weren’t only equal before God and the law”. There are dangers that occur out of total equality and that happen to be the main theme of this short story. A team of agents guarantees compulsory laws on equality between human. The lead character, Harrison Bergeron, forcefully acquired from his parents by the government. The parents are not aware of the taking away of their son.
From the short stories on “Happy Ending”, a common link is death. The characters are on a quest to find love. On “Harrison Bergeron”, there is the thought of equality among all individuals in a society focused on by the writer. The main character, Harrison, wants to live as a normal human being, which means he has to defy the laws of the present government. The government has taken the initiative of generating equality among the entire society. Harrison jailing is by the office to the handicapper general with claims that he intends to oust the government. Harrison portrays a picture of a potential threat to the government not only during his existence but also during the future where he is likely to produce a cohort of superior kids. From the order of events on the story, there is a satirical theme presented as a socialism message.
Conclusion
Both authors reach out to their readers in the short stories. They employ various methods to have the attention of the readers. The stories have themes that differ in that one is more satirical thus a science fiction while the other is trying to pass one message to the reader, which is a Happy Ending. Both writers come up with characters that they use to put the message clear. They, however criticize their characters before having them play the key role. However, in Happy Ending the writer uses similar characters to perform identical roles. The stories have reflective meanings despite them being so obvious.
Work Citations
Vonnegut, Kurt. Harrison Bergeron. New York: Mercury Press, 1962. Print.
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McWilliams, Ellen. Margaret Atwood and the Female Bildungsroman. Farnham: Ashgate, 2009. Print.
