While the tone of "" is detached and sarcastic, the mood changes to reflect
the reader's response to the actionit starts out curious, builds to a crescendo of excitement
and hope as Harrison makes his stand, and then bursts into resigned dismay after he's
stopped.
The tone of the story is reflected in the way the author
writes.takes a detached tone in his writing, describing the situation as if it's normalwhen, of
course, it isn't normal for a reader. He explains that society made everyone equal by
instituting handicaps that kept people from excelling in any way. It made things fair for
everyone.
The sarcastic tone comes largely from the ludicrous way people
have been made equal; Vonnegut doesn't directly criticize it, leaving the reader to make their
own decisions. There's also a sardonic tone with the way Vonnegut writes Hazel and George.
George argues against Hazel's desire for him to lighten his handicaps just a little at
homesaying that it...
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