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  • čas přidán 26. 11. 2017
  • The short story Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., read aloud.

Komentáře • 137

  • @freddiethomas2481
    @freddiethomas2481 Před 4 lety +457

    who else just listened to this instead of reading the story
    (btw whos doing this for online school)

  • @keepemclassic6791
    @keepemclassic6791 Před 4 lety +192

    Thanks, I didn't feel like reading and I had an assignment due on this

    • @MrBear-cq6to
      @MrBear-cq6to Před 4 lety +6

      I’m dead😂 me to

    • @bud1221
      @bud1221 Před 4 lety +6

      Lmao same here

    • @kaylarose4990
      @kaylarose4990 Před 3 lety +2

      Whats the tone and mood? I have an assignment on it and I don’t want to do it

    • @keepemclassic6791
      @keepemclassic6791 Před 3 lety +2

      @@kaylarose4990 shit, this was 7 months ago I completely forget what this was lol.

    • @StephJ0seph
      @StephJ0seph Před 3 lety

      Same
      - Florida girl

  • @lainiebg
    @lainiebg Před 4 lety +46

    Who else is watching this for school

    • @strangegarzadyld7222
      @strangegarzadyld7222 Před 3 lety +2

      lmao i have to do a project on this and im to lazy to read it so here we are

  • @DannyPhantumm
    @DannyPhantumm Před 3 lety +14

    Thank you. The top hits for "Harrison Bergeron audio" on CZcams have completely overly acted readings or unappealing narration. This was perfect.

  • @zanegale3673
    @zanegale3673 Před 2 lety +15

    To me, it's a metaphor for how society makes it so much harder for smarter people to be themselves while celebrating mediocrity at every point and cutting the head off of anyone who sticks theirs out above the rest

    • @numberwang1256
      @numberwang1256 Před 11 měsíci

      It is directly explaining how communism works. You want equity between a person who can walk, and one who can't, then you have to destroy the legs of the walking person. That's communism. How do you get equity between a starving person and one who isn't starving? You starve the other. And now you have "equity".

  • @cobalt._.27
    @cobalt._.27 Před 4 lety +61

    yay I read this for online class assignment and I fell in love with this story so I watch this video before breakfast every morning
    Edit: WE ARE NOW READING THIS SAME STORY IN MY 10TH GRADE ENGLISH CLASS AND I- 😭😭😭

    • @therealhelmholtz
      @therealhelmholtz Před 3 lety

      can't get enough of the ol' Harry B, huh? I'm getting one of his world famous handmade tubas next Saturday!

    • @J0ELLEx
      @J0ELLEx Před 3 lety +1

      Check out the short film!!

    • @mdrafisarkar4106
      @mdrafisarkar4106 Před 3 lety

      Hey do you help me this story

    • @cobalt._.27
      @cobalt._.27 Před 2 lety

      @@J0ELLEx I did!

    • @cobalt._.27
      @cobalt._.27 Před 2 lety

      @@mdrafisarkar4106 Axxcbcbvbbnnvvcvnmmnnmkkmnvncb

  • @signwithconner
    @signwithconner Před 3 lety +19

    Kamala Harris's speech on Equality vs Equity reminded me of this story, and took me back here

    • @pariah_carey
      @pariah_carey Před 3 lety +2

      yep this is her vision of the future

    • @TheHansoost
      @TheHansoost Před 3 lety

      Me too. I taught high school English and students had a hard time with this story. It confused many. They had no idea what to make of such a "silly" tale. Great opportunity to discuss satire, hyperbole. I always loved the phrase "all Halloween and hardware." Comedy and tragedy intertwined. Vonnegut was a delight.

    • @nunyabidnis3815
      @nunyabidnis3815 Před 3 lety +1

      @@pariah_carey Vonnegut was a socialist. The story was meant to be extreme hyperbole.

    • @dogsoldier8187
      @dogsoldier8187 Před 3 lety

      @@nunyabidnis3815 looks like it’s more projection than anything

    • @nunyabidnis3815
      @nunyabidnis3815 Před 3 lety

      @@dogsoldier8187 Or satire.

  • @sv_panda6514
    @sv_panda6514 Před 3 lety +38

    im doing this for school and I literally have no Idea what just happened

    • @alwaysjunior0110
      @alwaysjunior0110 Před 3 lety +5

      Fax yo

    • @skryzyx1436
      @skryzyx1436 Před 3 lety +3

      like fr what even happened in this

    • @kenhollis6197
      @kenhollis6197 Před 2 lety +4

      What do you think happened? It's pretty well spelled out. Are you not capable of reading comprehension?

    • @freshmemes9238
      @freshmemes9238 Před 2 lety +1

      @@kenhollis6197 man shut up already if you know so much then begin giving an explanation already instead of implying "cAn yOu uNdErStAnD oR aRe yOu dUmB"

  • @Janovich
    @Janovich Před 5 lety +23

    Thank you :) Great voice

  • @llarmstrong783
    @llarmstrong783 Před 4 lety +14

    Drinking beer is a handicap on its own lol

  • @almutasimbillahal-manaseer92

    i would literally pay you if i had money, thank you ma'am

  • @Shlooomth
    @Shlooomth Před 3 lety +10

    am I the only one here who’s not on a school assignment??

    • @jacobholledge1696
      @jacobholledge1696 Před 3 lety +3

      probably

    • @KandiXoXoXo
      @KandiXoXoXo Před 3 lety +2

      No

    • @robinsondote9034
      @robinsondote9034 Před 3 lety

      I'm here because of Tiktok's tales recommendations lol

    • @slimmachado5405
      @slimmachado5405 Před 3 lety

      I got recommended this by r/politicalcompassmemes

    • @Ipipeyourmom
      @Ipipeyourmom Před 6 měsíci

      I’m here because I remember doing it and school and wanted to come back to verify if it was crazy as I remember.
      Vongut wrote this is 1961. The civil rights act was passed in 63.

  • @sydney5108
    @sydney5108 Před 3 lety +4

    I love your voice it’s so soothing

  • @armymobilityofficer9099
    @armymobilityofficer9099 Před 4 lety +24

    Welcome to Chop.

  • @TNTBOOM250
    @TNTBOOM250 Před rokem

    Fascinating what a monumentally diverse story arc.

  • @kawaiipinkbunny937
    @kawaiipinkbunny937 Před 2 lety +7

    huh, who here thinks that this is going to happen soon to us in another 10- 20 years with this social experiment of wokeness and equity

    • @numberwang1256
      @numberwang1256 Před 11 měsíci

      Their agenda is on a timeline according to the UN's "2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development". The UN, UNESCO, WEF (ESG, CEI) answer to "climate", let's call them, challenges, is communism. Find James Lindsay if you actually want to know what is currently happening already in 2023.

  • @mattib43
    @mattib43 Před 3 lety +3

    Thank you :)

  • @kittensarelife8234
    @kittensarelife8234 Před 3 lety +2

    i came for the itention of not reading but the story made me shed a tear

  • @kobeprofitt1947
    @kobeprofitt1947 Před 4 lety +4

    Awesome

  • @alexanderdenny8300
    @alexanderdenny8300 Před 3 lety

    I read this years ago for school and thought of it again the other day

  • @djfuffrnutter5657
    @djfuffrnutter5657 Před 3 lety +8

    I am pretty sure every body is here for school

  • @nikkity5491
    @nikkity5491 Před 4 lety +1

    thanks

  • @kynimations5202
    @kynimations5202 Před 4 lety +2

    Cool

  • @rickyrubio9117
    @rickyrubio9117 Před 4 lety +8

    Can someone help me out, how is ethos pathos or logos being used in this story???

    • @TonyX448
      @TonyX448 Před 3 lety +4

      Dunno

    • @raidone7413
      @raidone7413 Před 3 lety +6

      @@TonyX448 the equivalent of a teacher asking a question for you to raise your hand and saying "idk"

    • @kenhollis6197
      @kenhollis6197 Před 2 lety +1

      ...Google is your friend.

    • @numberwang1256
      @numberwang1256 Před 11 měsíci +1

      For starters, you should perhaps not use words you do not understand.

  • @stef_ulloa7432
    @stef_ulloa7432 Před 4 lety +22

    I don’t get it lol

    • @penguinsrockrgr8yt216
      @penguinsrockrgr8yt216 Před 3 lety +10

      Equality good
      equity bad

    • @nudirt1274
      @nudirt1274 Před 3 lety +3

      @@penguinsrockrgr8yt216 excellent summary. 10/10
      Came from Mr.obvious?

    • @penguinsrockrgr8yt216
      @penguinsrockrgr8yt216 Před 3 lety +2

      @@nudirt1274
      Yes

    • @noklarok
      @noklarok Před 3 lety +2

      equality sounds good on paper but in reality you would have to disable smart people, hide pretty people, weigh down dancers.. just so no-one feels bad about themselves.. it is a warning not to make this kind of future for ourselves.

    • @kenhollis6197
      @kenhollis6197 Před 2 lety

      @@noklarok Holy shit, a smart person!

  • @YrpSharrieff
    @YrpSharrieff Před 4 lety +14

    This shit doesn’t make sense . Am I supposed to take drugs first ?

    • @kaka_y_donas9129
      @kaka_y_donas9129 Před 3 lety

      😂

    • @kenhollis6197
      @kenhollis6197 Před 2 lety +3

      If this doesn't "make sense" to you, you fail at reading comprehension.

    • @joshuaoutsey7342
      @joshuaoutsey7342 Před 2 lety +1

      I’m here because I had to read this in school 20 years ago! It didn’t make sense to me then, but I never forgot it. So I wanted to hear the story again for comprehension. Now I know that this is what they have been doing to minorities in this country all along! Dumbing us down to be the same as everyone else. And as far as the chains and everything....well......ya know.

  • @mlgredpanda7654
    @mlgredpanda7654 Před 4 lety +3

    Thx m8

  • @trishthibodeaux4061
    @trishthibodeaux4061 Před 3 lety +1

    👍🏼

  • @gabrielwyant2468
    @gabrielwyant2468 Před 3 lety +1

    2021

  • @Angie17581
    @Angie17581 Před 3 lety

    Ehhhhh I have a class work do at midnight (it’s 10.53pm) I haven’t read the story so I searched it up I don’t have time to read

  • @StephJ0seph
    @StephJ0seph Před 3 lety

    I like George.
    Hazel reminds me of me 😅

  • @sengamediaz
    @sengamediaz Před 2 lety

    Someone send their review to me, i don't feel like doing the work.

  • @euro1473
    @euro1473 Před 3 lety +1

    Its due today

  • @sabrinablair444
    @sabrinablair444 Před 3 lety +1

    Uhh Harrison had to have been adopted

  • @Glooomy-_
    @Glooomy-_ Před 3 lety +1

    5:00

  • @Aight__4
    @Aight__4 Před 2 lety +1

    Uhhh is it bad i dont understand this??
    I dont know what handicap means lol..

    • @tungsten8332
      @tungsten8332 Před rokem

      This is late, but handicap means something that holds you back.

    • @Aight__4
      @Aight__4 Před rokem

      @@tungsten8332 i was like "where am i" when i seen this lol. im already about to graduate! just at the end of this month.
      but thanks for telling me dude.

  • @catalinagarcia6473
    @catalinagarcia6473 Před 3 lety +2

    i’m so confused

  • @renadamTWELVE
    @renadamTWELVE Před 4 měsíci

    0:11

  • @whitewolf1018
    @whitewolf1018 Před 2 lety

    😂

  • @sofia-dc4yf
    @sofia-dc4yf Před 3 lety

    CRIES

  • @shreyashprakash6538
    @shreyashprakash6538 Před 3 lety

    BASIS Gang

  • @ianfenton9033
    @ianfenton9033 Před 3 lety +1

    12:00 you said gauge wrong but its ok :)

  • @Manakete945
    @Manakete945 Před 3 lety +2

    It's funny because if your read the story it sounds like the governments trying to stop a tyrant, but the movie makes it sound like libertarian nightmare. Its a criticism social darwinism the question is what should we do with the old system of Tyrants if that doesn't create a society where all people Successful? How would one get around Social darwinism within society where equality is for everyone, or is that just another lie? Are people just doomed to be poor and suffer because they are ugly, stupid, and weak?

  • @amerashi1111
    @amerashi1111 Před rokem +3

    Holy shit this book is awful

  • @mariyama183
    @mariyama183 Před 2 lety

    5:00