From what point of view is the story told? Why is it more effective than ifHarrison Bergeron had told his own story in the first person?
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- The story would hardly be able to be successfully told as a dystopian satire if Harrison Bergeron had told his own story. One obvious reason is that an important part of the story happens after Harrison’s death: the apathetic response of his parents after his tragic and violent murder shows the depths of the dehumanizing effects of a world without individual thought. In addition, Harrison would hardly have been able to see outside his own situation to give any kind of objective analysis. The tone of the story almost as a journalistic report is crucial to one’s interpretation. If the narrator had been Harrison Bergeron, we would probably interpret the story merely as a self-centered young man’s fixation about his own strength, intelligence, and good looks. This story is a perfect example of a narrative that needs a third person, omniscient narrator in order to capture the devastating consequences of dialing down emotions, severing family ties, and failing to praise genuine talents.
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