Harrison Bergeron Truly Equal

People have different opinions on whether everyone was or was not truly equal in Harrison Bergeron. Harrison Bergeron is a short story about everyone becoming equal in the year 2081. In 2081, society is made “equal” by putting handicaps on the more talented people, and making them have consequences if they take the handicaps off.I believe that people aren’t truly equal in Harrison Bergeron. I believe that people aren’t equal in Harrison Bergeron because of handicaps, handicaps on certain people, and why people who thinks everyone is truly equal in Harrison Bergeron is wrong. One reason I believe everyone is not truly equal in Harrison Bergeron is because of handicaps. For example, Hazel doesn’t have any handicaps while George, her husband, and Harrison, her son, have handicaps. This is significant because because Hazel doesn’t have any, while George and Harrison do, which makes them inequal. Another example would be when the son (Harrison) has a much larger amount of handicaps then George. This shows inequality because Harrison has a larger amount than his father, and his father has …show more content…
One example would be when in the text it said,”Only two out of the eight ballerinas”. This is significant because when George’s mental handicap went off, only two of the eight ballerinas did. This makes it unequal because only two out of the eight had winced, and that is unequal because two feel the loud, shrill sound in their ear, while the other didn’t. Another example would be if the Handicapper General and the authorities have handicaps. I think that the Handicapper General and the authorities wouldn’t have any handicaps. I believe that because if they have handicaps to distract and bother them. This is significant because if they don’t have handicaps, then they had just made society inequal by having no handicaps. Therefore, another reason to support my