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Why did Kurt Vonnegut write "Harrison Bergeron"? What ideas or programs in American
society might Vonnegut be ridiculing?

Sagot :

Answer:

Vonnegut may have wanted to appeal to readers' interests in prophecies about the future. ... Vonnegut almost certainly wanted to mock the growing emphasis in his day not simply on equality of opportunities (which most people endorse) but equality of outcomes (which many people think is impossible to dictate).