Hero In Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron

A hero is a savior, someone who is brave, kind, strong, intelligent, and humble. They could be short, tall, green, blue, as long as they have the correct intentions, they can save and help others. There are also dangerous people who may be considered villains or threats. That is usually someone who causes destruction in their paths, constantly wreaking havoc on people, places, animals, and anything else they would like to maim. Sometimes they both cross paths, more often than not, but what if one was misunderstood. what if they could have still helped. In the story "Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr, a boy named Harrison was killed for going against the rules of a so called utopia, and was viewed as a dangerous man, but he could have been a hero to his people. …show more content…
Because of the leaders’ ideas of equality people who were naturally gifted were in pain. To control the thoughts of the gifted they have a loud buzzer that scatters the thoughts, but that is also painful.”George was white and trembling, and tears stood on the rims of his red eyes.” In what world would a person want to get hurt because they were too smart, making suffer the through the treacherous pain, therefore reducing their chance of succeeding. How are pain and equality connected in anyone's mind? Is it then really even equality, or just a cover up for