Examples Of Conflict In Harrison Bergeron

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Conflict in “Harrison Bergeron”

How does conflict in “Harrison Bergeron” help communicate the author's message? His message was everyone being equal would be a horrible idea. The govt had control over the country by making everyone wear handicaps such as ear piece, braces, mask, & weights to hold them down. Announcements, warnings, and punishments were portrayed as good things but it wasn’t. Harrison Bergeron messages explains the conflict that goes on in the story. Handicapper general is cacophonous because the way she treated the innocent people. The ballerinas wore masks to cover their face because she didn’t want to show their beauty. Enforcement was used towards the people for them to wear the handicaps because she feels it makes them

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