Harrison Bergeron is a story that describes a society where everyone is equal mentally, physically and socially. People were forced to wear handicaps, masks, weights and headphones to be equal to each other in society. V for Vendetta is a 2005 action-packed film by James McTeigue that features a government-controlled corporation. The film and the story feature dystopian societies and both are stories of the future that show how the government will slowly begin to control its people. In all stories, a character stands up to the government and shows significant defiance, unfortunately, ends up dying trying to fight the governments that control them. In the stories Harrison Bergeron and V for Vendetta prejudice is shown towards people as they are not allowed to be different but think the same. Although the stories are told in very different settings, the themes are more or less the same. The stories use pathos and logos to indicate that humans have a natural tendency to be afraid of what they think is different or something they know little about. The social lives of the people in both stories were controlled by the government, breaking them apart as society filled with people who could add no value to it. They were made as toys that are controlled and told what to do and what not to do. If the government participates in designing the social lives of its citizens, society will not be integrated. This is because all people will be made equal as in the two stories and there will be no development in society as everyone thinks the same. In Harrison Bergeron's story, people are made equal by debilitating those who appear to have greater equality. skill and the...... middle of paper ......skin, language and social status. Class affects social status in society, but people should treat each other equally. Works Cited V for Vendetta Dir. James McTeigue. Perf. Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea and John Hurt. Warner Bros. Pictures, 2006. FilmDulin, Agnes M. “A Lesson in Social Role Theory: An Example of Human Behavior in Social Environment Theory.” (2007): Print.Moore, Steve, Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, Alan Moore, and David Lloyd. V for Vendetta: a novel. New York: Pocket Star Books, 2006. Print.Paik, Peter Y. From Utopia to Apocalypse: Science Fiction and the Politics of Catastrophe. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2010. Print. Vonnegut, Kurt, David Strathairn, Maria Tucci, Bill Irwin, Tony Roberts, and Dylan Baker. Welcome to the Monkey House. New York: HarperCollins Publishers/Caedmon, 2006. Print.