Explain how vonnegut uses flat, static characters like george bergeron to develop his critique of 1950s american society.

To portray the 1950s American society as a blunt character which lacks identity when aiming for equality. The static characters show degressive growth in society.

Explanation

The character George Bergeron is from 'Harrison Bergeron' taken from Kurt Vonnegut's collection of short stories.

Here Vonnegut tries to show an imaginative world where every people are compelled to be equal by making them average.

Vonnegut tries to show, what happens if socialism is taken too much.

ichabod crane is a fictional character and the protagonist in washington irving's short story, "the legend of sleepy hollow", first published in 1820. in popular culture, this story is sometimes retitled as "the headless horseman."

animal farm, written by george orwell, is a representation of russia after the revolution that led stalin to take over power.

in this excerpt, the central idea seems to be that the animals (a representation of society), when they believe to be working for a greater good and equality, are obedient and productive. they were convinced that, after expelling the owner (jones) from the farm, they would live in harmony and be fairly treated.

as we know, the pigs become the leaders and grow more selfish and dictatorial with time. in the end, they look and act in a way so similar to humans that it is impossible to tell the difference. the ideals of equality are shattered, and the farm turns out to be worse than it was before. the animals are manipulated with false propaganda and forced to work in order to enrich the pigs.