How can we stop corrupt governments from rising to power? In the story “Ashes for the Wind” by Hernando Tellez, the protagonist, Juan Martinez, is told to vacate his home within 7 days, but he rebels and stays in his home. Because of this, he is burned to death in his home. In “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., the protagonist, George Bergeron, lives in a world where all people are given handicaps to be equal, George’s son Harrison was taken away because he rebelled against this system. But because of the handicaps in place, George is unable to see what happens to his son afterward. Is everyone equal in a perfect world?
The conflicts in these stories prevent the protagonists from reaching their goals. In “Ashes for the Wind” by Hernando
