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Summary Of Harrison Bergeron
The fiction story of Harrison Bergeron was written by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. The fantasy story was published in 1961. The year is 2081 and all people are created equal in strength, beauty, and intelligence. A 14 year old boy named Harrison Bergeron breaks out of jail and goes to a ballerina show. He then goes on the stage and tries to get people to join him and take the government down. Then he starts taking off his handicaps and starts dancing with a ballerina. Outside police surround the building then they start going in the building. Then the handicap general walks in the stage area and shoots Harrison Bergeron with a 10 gauge shotgun. Then the handicap general realizes that she was on camera and every one saw it on TV. The year is 2081 and
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