Definition Of Handicap In Harrison Bergeron, By Kurt Vonnegut

Each individual in the world has their own lexicon, likewise, people have their own definition of the word handicap. While the dictionary may say that handicap means â€Å"a circumstance that makes progress or success difficult,† others may think that it is a way to ensure equality. Both, Harrison Bergeron and Maysoon Zayid, revolve around being a handicap. Whereas one person takes on handicaps due to the law, and the other struggle to overcome them. Vonnegut and Maysoon both use language to express their ideas. Handicap has a huge impact on the society of Harrison Bergeron and the reality we live in, from what the word means to how people overcome it, Maysoon and Vonnegut both use humor to show the world what being handicap means to them.†¦show more content†¦What the word handicap denotes in Harrisons society and reality are somewhat similar, due to the fact that people want to encourage handicaps, in reality, to overcome obstacles, while in Harrisons society they encourage handicaps to make people â€Å"equal. † In the society rather than helping people overcome handicaps, the government does everything in its power to reassure that they are equal to others. For instance, they make the beautiful wear a hideous masks or disfigure themselves, the intelligent must wear an earpiece that broadcasts loud noises to impede their ability to think, and the graceful and strong must wear weights around their necks and body all the time. They force a warped idea in many individuals main resulting in summer people who hide their special attributes. For Maysoon Zayid being handicap is a type of motivation, showing that she is not lesser nor incapable as others who are not disabled. She never used being handicap as an excuse to not do something. Her father used several methods to get her to walk, for example, he would keep her heel on his foot and trained her to walk, sometimes even dangling a dollar bill in front of her. She was expected to do every thing, if her sister were moping she was moping. If her sisters got A’s she had to get A’s or face her mothers slippers. But the biggest impact, I believe, was when her parentsShow MoreRelatedThe Downfalls of Egalitarianism and Television964 Words   |  4 Pageswas forced to be equal? 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