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Compare And Contrast Harrison Bergeron
Both story and movie portray a future where everyone is mentally, physically, and socially equal. The people who made the film did not portray it well in most areas. The character Harrison Bergeron in both the movie and story was described differently. Harrison’s father wears a metal handicap radio in his ear. The government in the story regulates mostly everything and in the movie they it forces the people to obey the laws that are announced. The story shows the character Harrison as if he is superman, but the film does not show that at all.
The character Harrison in both the movie and story was totally described differently. In the story he was fourteen years old, seven feet tall, athletic, good looking and he is genius. While in the film

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