Summary Of Kurt Vonnegut's Second Rule

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Kurt Vonnegut’s second rule is, “Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for” (Kurt Vonnegut, 8 Rules for Writing). The one person that I would root for would be the protagonist, Harrison Bergeron. In the beginning of this short story, we find out in the second paragraph that Harrison Bergeron was taken away from his parents at the tender age of fourteen-years-old. Later on, Harrison has escaped from jail and was considered dangerous because of his intelligence, athleticism and “where also he was held on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government” (Kennedy, Gioia, 197). Soon after, Harrison Bergeron tore open the door of a television studio where, “Ballerinas, technicians, musicians, and announcers cowered on their

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