Man”. The irony in “Harrison Bergeron” is the need for highly intelligent persons in such a perfectly equal society. Everyone is supposed to be average and equal yet there is control in everything they do. This shows that the ideal, equal and perfect society that Harrison Bergeron belongs to is not a democracy at all. Rather, the ideal and equal society that government constantly strives toward is not attainable if it wants to remain a democracy.Ta 5Both Auden and Vonnegut have demonstrated that uniformity leads to the loss of individuality, and a deformity of humanness. Without individuality, there would not be any free thinkers and no dreams to accomplish anything special. The idea that in a place where government ultimately has total control over not only everyone’s lives, but their minds as well may not be such a good idea after all. The motive behind the government controlling society is the idea that an equal society will eliminate hatred, envy, and war. While this prove to be true in the society that Auden and Vonnegut satirize there prove to be deadly side effects as well. In such a society, individuality is non-existence, and there is always lack of originality. There will be no advancement, and no excitement. By satirizing a society that is too structured, Auden and Vonnegut are not only mocking our political systems, but is also warning us that this society is not where we want to be.Describing the satiric society that the unknown citizen and Harrison Bergeron belong to, one with no passion, no spirit, and no individuality is a way for Auden and Vonnegut to make people aware of the government. People should not always expect nor accept every government decision. Dictatorships and communist systems worked and still worked. Some countries in Eastern Europe are still under such systems of government. People are discouraged from thinking by themselves, discouraged from their own opinions. P...
