Equality, according to Dictionary.com, is the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability. Ability, as in strength, intelligence, talent and other human qualities. A world where each person is equal to every other person in every which way, even ability, is the world created in the short story “Harrison Bergeron” and film 2081. Both follow the story of the Bergeron family and the man Harrison Bergeron: a large, strong, intelligent man who is under handicapped in their world of total equality. Both works are very similar, however they are not totally equal and have different details; one is a better representation of that world and the story of Harrison than the other. The superior work is 2081 over “Harrison Bergeron” due to it having more details and scenes in the story line.
In the introduction, both works describe how people are equal in every way in the year of 2081. No one is stronger, faster, more attractive, nor more intelligent than anyone else. However 2081 tells you exactly how people have reached equality: the strong wear weights, the beautiful wear masks, and the smart wear earpieces that send loud, obnoxious sounds through one's head to scramble one’s thoughts.
George and Hazel are watching a …show more content…
He instructs the a lone cellist to play, shortly after the other musicians join in and they play beautifully ,but in the written version, he strips all the musicians from their handicaps and has them play. In the end the bomb was just a decoy. The trigger was in actuality to keep the broadcast going after it had been cut off to show everyone what could be. The end is the same for both the short story and the video, Harrison is shot by the handicapper general on live TV and last three lines of the same dialogue with his
In the introduction, both works describe how people are equal in every way in the year of 2081. No one is stronger, faster, more attractive, nor more intelligent than anyone else. However 2081 tells you exactly how people have reached equality: the strong wear weights, the beautiful wear masks, and the smart wear earpieces that send loud, obnoxious sounds through one's head to scramble one’s thoughts.
George and Hazel are watching a …show more content…
He instructs the a lone cellist to play, shortly after the other musicians join in and they play beautifully ,but in the written version, he strips all the musicians from their handicaps and has them play. In the end the bomb was just a decoy. The trigger was in actuality to keep the broadcast going after it had been cut off to show everyone what could be. The end is the same for both the short story and the video, Harrison is shot by the handicapper general on live TV and last three lines of the same dialogue with his