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In "Harrison Begeron" wouldn't be such an interesting story if it didn't have simile.  "Harrison Bergeron takes place during the year 2081.  Throughout the story it is explained how difficult life is during this time due to the strict government.  At the time US citizens are forced to wear "handicaps" to create disabilities for the people for example like weights and headphones that play loud, pinching noises every few seconds.  "Harrison tore the straps of his handicap harness like wet tissue paper" (Vonnegut 350).  Many people did not believe in these "handicaps" but only Harrison stood up for what he thought was right.  "Harrison is like a walking junk yard" (Vonnegut 349). As the government decided to make everyone equal they also made everyone look like a pile of junk as said in the quote.  Simile took a change to the story to make the author visualize life in a finer way.

Weak?

Out of all my weaknesses there is one that definitely one that wins first place.  My biggest weakens has to be dancing and/or singing to a song playing at the moment.  When a song come on the radio or on tv there is absolutely no way of stopping me.  I automatically stand up ad just start dancing and singing on my own which i find to be amazingly fun.  HAving fun is a very important part of life.  If a person can't have fun or promits themselves from having fun they will never be able to enjoy the beauty of life.

"If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun." ~ Katherine Hepburn

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Simile takes a huge role throughout Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron." During the year 2081, Harrison Bergeron, a 14 year old rebel is taken under custody for being normal. He is later forced to put weights all over his body and change all of his facial details like his nose and eyebrows. "Harrison is like a walking junk yard" (Vonnegut 349). The author uses this line to help the audience picture how life was in the course of this period; tough and strict. "Harrison tore straps of his handicap harness like wet tissue paper" (Vonnegut 350).  Harrison was a tremendously strong young man and with that strength he was able to rip all the handicaps put onto his body. But, his strength was what also caused him the arrest in the first place.  

Helping Hand ✄

Helping a disabled person out is a great thing to do but doing it for years and years, might get out of hand.  Traveling with a disable person can get very difficult at times due to the extra attention needed.  Personally,  I believe that I would not be able to take on such a responsibility like George does with Lennie in "Of Mice and Men." I would not be able to do this because at times I can get very irresponsible and aggravated at time and, that would not help a disabled person.

...like...as...

Have you ever read something that compared two absolutely different things? Did you wonder what that was called?  It's a simile!  A simile is a comparison between two things using the words like and as.  In a story the author uses a simile to emphasis the mood throughout the piece. Three stories that share this literary device are "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut, "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway, and "The Man Who Was Almost a Man" by Richard Wright.