I suppose this is a bit of a sideline, but I was only able to identify Harrison Bergeron (the book; I haven’t seen the movie) as satire by placing it in the context of Kurt Vonnegut’s other works. It can be read as sincere on its own, if more than a bit heavy-handed.
I suppose this is a bit of a sideline, but I was only able to identify Harrison Bergeron (the book; I haven’t seen the movie) as satire by placing it in the context of Kurt Vonnegut’s other works. It can be read as sincere on its own, if more than a bit heavy-handed.