Thursday, January 2, 2014

What are the similes Vonnegut uses when he describes George Bergeron's thoughts?

In Kurt Vonnegut's short story, "Harrison Bergeron", the author uses a number of similes to describe George Bergeron's thoughts. First of all, a simile is a comparison of two things using the words 'like' or 'as'. In the beginning of the story, Vonnegut introduces George and his wife Hazel through their individual handicaps. George has a radio in his ear that transmits a sharp noise to scatter his thoughts. When this occurs in the story, the description reads: 


"His thoughts fled in panic, like bandits from a burglar alarm." 


This is one simile because it draws a connection between George's thoughts and bandits. 


There are also similes used to describe the types of sounds George hears through the radio that make him lose his train of thought. For example, one sound is described as being: 


"...like somebody hitting a milk bottle with a ball peen hammer." 


Source: 


Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut 

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