Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr is a science fiction short story that takes place in America in the year 2081. Some of the major characters are Harrison Bergeron and Diana Moon Glampers. Harrison Bergeron is a fourteen year old teen who was imprisoned for going against the law; he was not equal to the rest of society. Diana Moon Glampers is known in the story as the Handicapped General. It was her responsibility to give people their handicaps and enforce the law that everyone is equal.
The problem in this story is that people are equal due to handicaps set by the law. People with high IQ’s were required to wear ear radios that gave a disturbingly loud alarm every twenty seconds. People with low IQ’s were not required to wear these ear
The problem in this story is that people are equal due to handicaps set by the law. People with high IQ’s were required to wear ear radios that gave a disturbingly loud alarm every twenty seconds. People with low IQ’s were not required to wear these ear