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why did vonnegut write harrison bergeron? what ideas or programs in american society might vonnegut be ridiculing?

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Kurt Vonnegut arguably wrote his story titled “Harrison Bergeron” for a number of reasons, including the following:

Vonnegut may have wanted to appeal to readers’ interests in prophecies about the future. Thus, the very first words of the story are “The year was 2081.”

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