Harrison bergeron by kurt vonnegut jr6/10/2023 ![]() When handicaps are forced upon people, that takes away their individuality. The idea of no one being better than another person is a common theme in the making of a utopia, but equality is not always achievable. This widespread phenomenon of handicapping has become the norm in this dystopian society, and no one is able to question these laws, except for one: Harrison Bergeron. Hazel is an “average” person in this society who does not require any handicaps, while George has two in order to be considered equal to her. George, like many others, is burdened with handicaps: one in the form of a small radio in his ear that gives off loud noises to prevent him from thinking, as well as a forty-seven-pound bag of birdshot, the smallest shotgun ammunition, that hangs around his neck. This is where we first learn how equality is enforced in this society. The story begins in the living room of Harrison’s parents, Hazel and George Bergeron. The government-mandated equality is purportedly essential for the success of the community however, when freedom and individuality are taken away from the citizens, it becomes a dystopia. In this short story, everyone is finally “equal” due to the creation of the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments of the Constitution. was onto something when he wrote the fictional dystopia, Harrison Bergeron, disguised as a utopian society set in the United States in 2081. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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