Political Opinions In Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron

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The author of “Harrison Bergeron,” Kurt Vonnegut, demonstrates his political viewpoints surrounding the Cold War through his writings (T). His Political angle can be expressed by his introspection of the absurdity of the communist ideology, his thoughts are that of a critique of the growing popularity of the party over the diverse and “unequal” principles of capitalism, these two unique political parties caused the diversion in the world which caused what we know as the Cold War. We can determine Vonnegut’s political viewpoints through the use of the text (I). For example in the text it states,”The rest of Harrison's appearance was Halloween and hardware. Nobody had ever born heavier handicaps. He had outgrown hindrances faster than the H-G