A theme for Harrison Bergeron could be to be thankful for what you have. People that are smarter have to wear a transmitter in their ear to keep them from using their brain as a advantage to overcome the government. People that are also strong have to wear weights around their neck. In the story the handicapper general made everyone equal so they would be less than her. She doesn't let people be thankful for what they have because they can't experience it. People that are smart can’t do anything to stop it because every time they think the sharp piercing noise from the transmitter. No one in the government can't do anything because they are not smarter than the handicapper general. Another potential theme could be Live to the Fullest. In
