The Differences and Similarities of the Book Divergent and...

The Differences and Similarities of the book Divergent and the short story Harrison Bergeron October 10, 2012 The book Divergent by Veronica Roth and the short story â€Å"Harrison Bergeron† by Kurt Vonnegut, has similar and different views on how they want their societies to function. In each of these stories, citizens both support and go against the governments’ expectations. The government in each of these stories has ways of overpowering their citizens, which is why Tris, the main character in Divergent, and Harrison, the main character in â€Å"Harrison Bergeron† rebel against the governments. The way the societies function, the citizens views of the government and the function of the governments all sum up what each of the societies†¦show more content†¦In â€Å"Harrison Bergeron†, society is created so that everyone is equal. Not only are they equal before God and the law, but they are equal in every way possible. There was no one that was stronger, quicker, smarter, or prettier than someone else. Vonnegut stated that â€Å"†¦all this equal ity was due to the 211th 212th 213th Amendments to the Constitution and to the unceasingly vigilance of agents of the U.S. handicapper general.† In Divergent and in â€Å"Harrison Bergeron†, their societies were created so that the citizens could be treated equally. They differ because in each faction of Divergent, everyone isn’t equal. In Divergent and â€Å"Harrison Bergeron†, societies not only have different functions, but the citizens in each have different views on the societies. The citizens in â€Å"Harrison Bergeron† and Divergent agree and disagree with the rules of the government. In â€Å"Harrison Bergeron†, George and Hazel, Harrison’s parents, agree with society because they don’t want it to be like it was before year 2081. George tells Hazel that he does not want to compete with everybody again stating: â€Å"†¦ and pretty soon we’d be right back to the dark ages again, with everybody competing against everybody else. You wouldn’t like