Someone, please help me with this “Harrison Bergeron” was published in 1961 in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement, and many scholars have suggested that the story should be viewed as a parable. Given the tensions in the U. S. during this period of history, what larger point might Kurt Vonnegut Jr. have been trying to make to the reader?

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.