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Example of a Protocol: Protocol Prompt from Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron": What is the ambiguity of Harrison's heroic rebellion against his society?

Anonymous
D.K. Peterson
English 2120
February 9, 1999

"Harrison Bergeron"

"Harrison Bergeron" by author Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. tells the story of a town in the twenty-first century where everyone is equal. Equal by any means necessary. The individuals who are above average in any capacity are given artificial handicaps from the Handicapper-General so that their individual talents are not above anyone else's.

It is the exceptional, intelligent, and handsome Harrison Bergeron who is put in jail for the extraordinary qualities he possesses. Harrison is a genius, and outgrows handicaps faster than they can put them on him. Harrison escapes from jail and goes to the news studio and announces to the town his intentions.

Vonnegut uses Harrison's...