A plot is described as a pattern of events or the main story in a narrative or drama. The traditional way of a plot would be to use the freytag pyramid. This was coined by the 19th century thinker, Gustav Freytag. He said that a narrative or short story follows a pyramid and has 5 points. At the bottom of the pyramid is the exposition, followed by a rising action. At the top of the pyramid is the crisis or turning point for the story. Then on the way back down the pyramid is the falling of action, then at the bottom of the other side of the pyramid is denouement. In the short story Harrison Bergeron the plot follows this pyramid precisely.

In the beginning of Harrison Bergeron, the exposition is first. This involves explaining the setting and the characters. His first sentence explains the year which was 2081 and everyone was equal. This gives you an understanding of when this takes place and that everyone will be equal. Kurt Vonnegut pounds this for the characters by saying things such as "Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anyone else." He then goes on to write that amendments were made

The crisis or conflict is beginning for Harrison. He has escaped from jail and breaks into the television studio. He breaks down the door and stomps through ranting "I am the Emperor". The entire studio is crippled with fear. He then says " I shall now select my Empress!". He then asks someone to come forward to claim her throne beside him. A ballerina rose and went to

The denouement or taking the story back down to stable conditions brings the story back to George and Hazel Bergeron. Right after the shooting of Harrison and the ballerina, George and Hazel's television quits working. Hazel has tears on her face but cannot remember anything about the incident with Harrison. She remembers she seen something sad on television. George had been in the kitchen getting a beer and asks Hazel what is wrong. He then tells her to forget sad things. She replies " I always do". Then another loud sound goes off in George's head and Hazel said "Gee--I could tell that was a doozy". George replies "You can say that again". Hazel then says the same statement again.

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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)