Imagining the Future The future is an intriguing concept, it is something you can attempt to directly alter during everyday life, however, you can never be sure how it is going to play out. One thing you can accurately associate with the future, however, is the questions you ask about it. Two questions, for example, are what did the creators of “Harrison Bergeron” and “Century 21 Calling” think would remain the same in the next fifty years, as well as what they believed would change in that same span of time. Both the creators of “Harrison Bergeron” and “Century 21 Calling” predicted that certain things would stay the same in the future. In “Harrison Bergeron” Vonnegut touched on the ideal that no matter what, humans would always posses the desire to break …show more content…
He communicates this when Hazel asks George if he wanted to lighten his handicap in order for him to gain a better level of comfort. Another example is when the two young adults in “Century 21 Calling” showed so much enthusiasm when they saw all the new technology, that is something that has definitely carried into the twenty first century, it seems like every kid needs to own the newest and greatest iPhone or gaming system as soon as it is released. Another similarity that can be built upon the last point is that “Century 21 Calling” focused fairly exclusively on the telephone and so does society today. The creator predicted that there would be no end to the telephone and so far he has been correct. He believed that communication was going to be key in the future and that quickness, efficiency, and easy use would be essential traits, the same things that