In the short story, Harrison Bergeron portrays a society in which all aspects of life are equivalent and controlled by the government. In fact, he states “Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else” (Vonnegut Jr.). In the tale the government is the most powerful and emplaces a law to restrict anyone from being above average. The government made everyone above average carry a handicap device. George and Hazel are watching a television show where they see their son removing his handicap device and dancing to be rebellious towards the government.The United States of America history demonstrate how we have sought sexual orientation and racial balance. Moreover,
