Significance Of Harrison In 2081

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This is a story that took place in 2081. It is about life where people who are above average have to handicap themselves to not make those below or who is not average feel bad about themselves. The government is the only one who does not have to go by the laws that are enforced. In this story, Harrison reveals his character in the rebellion by breaking out of jail, revealing his self to everyone and taking everyone’s handicaps off.
At the beginning, the speaker says George was thinking about his son Harrison, “He began to think about his abnormal son who was now in jail…”. Harrison was not like everyone else, he was in jail and he is only fourteen. Harrison was missed by George, who could hardly think about him longer than 30 seconds because

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