Compare & Contrast - English Assignment

Compare & Contrast 

"Harrison Bergeron," by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. is a book and a film. Both the book and film have the story line that all above average citizens are given handicaps so that everyone is equal at the lowest level. Like every story; someone rebels. The two have many similarities but also many differences. Some big similarities of the book and film are that all the names of the characters were the same. Also, another one was that in the end Harrison danced with the ballerina without weights to rebel. 

Some smaller details that were different between the book and the film were that George was crying instead of Hazel when Harrison's death was on air. Another difference was that Harrison and the ballerina did not kiss the ceiling when they were dancing. The two major differences were that Harrison did not threaten the crowd with a bomb. Also, he did not have a trigger to turn the air back on when it was shut off. In the book the air was never shut off. 

The film and the book were, for the most part, the same and I thought the film captured the most important parts of the book. It was easy to follow along and surprisingly exactly what I had imagined in my head when I was reading the story. I thought this was a good book with an inspiring message.