Wednesday, September 24, 2014

In "How to Write with Style," Kurt Vonnegut makes many suggestions on becoming a better writer. Here are some of the suggestions he uses in his passage "Harrison Bergeron." First, "Find a subject you care about," Vonnegut cares about this subject, he pretty much explains how life would be if we were all equal. Therefore, no one will ever be equal, we're all different with strengths and weaknesses. Second, "Keep it simple" and "Don't ramble," Vonnegut gets right to the point about explaining the society in 2081. Everyone is equal. Beautiful people must wear ugly masks, intelligent people are mentally handicapped, and strong people look weak. Third, "Sound like yourself," I feel like Vonnegut really does follow his suggestions in "How to Write with Style." He's really creative with picking a fictional topic explaining the future of equality. Although I don't know if that is him sounding like his self, I though it was a great passage. I found it really interesting, the ideas he came up with to make sure how everyone was considered equal.

1 comment:

  1. Lisette --

    This was a pretty difficult assignment, but you did well with it. As you do more of this kind of analysis in the future, though, make sure to use specific examples from the text to support your points.

    Thanks!

    Nick

    Nick

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