Harrison Bergeron

In the short story by “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, the world is all equal. The government has tried to make everything including seasons equal. Some people of a higher intelligence have to wear handicaps, devices that make the people unable to process more complex thoughts, along with anyone above the average attractiveness. George has to wear handicaps because he is above the average intelligence while Hazel does not due to her only having average intelligence. Kurt Vonnegut kills Harrison Bergeron to show the hopelessness in a society that is completely controlled by the government. Example one is the government trying to make everyone equal. Giving more intelligent people handicaps so they do not process things as easily while average people do not have to wear handicaps. More attractive people have to wear red noses, face masks, and false teeth so they don’t appear more attractive than the others who do not wear them. The stronger you are the more weights you have to wear. Even with these things the people still are not equal. If one person is more intelligent than another that person would have to wear more handicaps or if one person is stronger they would have to wear more weights than the other. Another reason is the amount of
When these people are given handicaps they really can not think for themselves anymore or make their own decisions. Example George is thinking about the ballerinas on the T.V. he was in the middle of a thought when the handicap buzzed cutting him off of the thought making it virtually lost to him. Further along in the story none of the musicians can actually play any of the instruments because if they could everybody would have to and some people just naturally do things better. Therefore causing none of the people to be able to express themselves in an artistic way for it would cause them to not be