The dystopian tale, “Harrison Bergeron”, describes a world where the government had decided mankind’s competitive tendencies had gone too far. The government then created handicaps for people that were gifted in any way. Harrison Bergeron was one of the most difficult to control, most would say impossible. Harrison was incredibly strong, he even broke the straps holding his handicaps on, straps that were guaranteed to support up to five-thousand pounds. He was said to have plotted to overthrow the government, a seemingly impossible feat to most of society. But not to Harrison. He was confident that he could “become” something great enough to overthrow the government. He escaped jail, where he was being held because of his plans, and went to
