Social inequalities include gender roles, social class, race, intelligence, and much more. Without these differences we wouldn’t be ourselves or our own person. As a society, we bring new ideas, customs, and standards. Authors use a variety of literary devices to teach us about our social inequalities.
For instance, Kurt Vonnegut, uses imagery and flashbacks to show us severe equality. In his story, “Harrison Bergeron,” he uses vivid detail to describe what it looks and feels like to the characters to wear handicappers to neutralize their society. The handicappers in the story forces the characters to be equal to everyone. Vonnegut uses flashbacks from Harrison getting taken away to show how aggressive the government can be when dealing with someone who has different morals and beliefs. This tells you how much hatred and abandonment that comes from the government when they want society to be equal.
On the other hand, Katherine Mansfield, uses point of view and imagery to show inequality of social classes. In the story, “The Dollhouse,” the author uses third person omniscient point of view to show us the thoughts of characters of different social classes. From Aunt Beryl’s point of view, you can see how she felt the need to disparage anyone of the lower class, …show more content…
In her story, “Peruvian Child,” she uses imagery to describe a child that is poor, with muddy and tangled hair, and in her hands she holds an expressionless doll. The doll symbolizes the social divide between the Peruvian child and children of the U.S. due to its mud-like hair and skin, it was the sole replica of the Peruvian child. The tourists feel need to forbear any contact with the child, but to take pictures of her. The tourists see how dirty the child is and seem to be fascinated with the looks of her, but their selfishness causes them to take pictures instead of help her because she is dirty and of lower