People are supposed to be different, if everyone was the same there would be no ‘I’. This quote in “Harrison Bergeron” says it this way, “She must have been extraordinarily beautiful, because her mask she wore was hideous. And it was easy to see that she was the strongest and most graceful of all the dancers, for her handicap bags were as big as those worn by two-hundred pound men” (3). Even though society covers her beauty and talents, everyone can still see through it and notice her shining bright. One’s individuality is much stronger than the fake society around them. Ayn Rand’s writing shows the readers that International 4-8818, Equality’s friend, is not shaped by society even if his decisions are mostly made for him. This quote shows the theme throughout describing International 4-8818; “And they were also not liked because they took pieces of coal and drew pictures upon the walls, and they were pictures which made men laugh. But it is only our brothers in the Home of the Artists who are permitted to draw pictures, so International 4-8818 were sent to the Home of the Street Sweepers, like ourselves” (Rand). Anyway you look at it, the society picks the jobs of each individual so no one can be more successful than others. International 4-8818 is one with talents in art, so therefore he was sent to the Home of the Street Sweepers to be tamed and has no chance
People are supposed to be different, if everyone was the same there would be no ‘I’. This quote in “Harrison Bergeron” says it this way, “She must have been extraordinarily beautiful, because her mask she wore was hideous. And it was easy to see that she was the strongest and most graceful of all the dancers, for her handicap bags were as big as those worn by two-hundred pound men” (3). Even though society covers her beauty and talents, everyone can still see through it and notice her shining bright. One’s individuality is much stronger than the fake society around them. Ayn Rand’s writing shows the readers that International 4-8818, Equality’s friend, is not shaped by society even if his decisions are mostly made for him. This quote shows the theme throughout describing International 4-8818; “And they were also not liked because they took pieces of coal and drew pictures upon the walls, and they were pictures which made men laugh. But it is only our brothers in the Home of the Artists who are permitted to draw pictures, so International 4-8818 were sent to the Home of the Street Sweepers, like ourselves” (Rand). Anyway you look at it, the society picks the jobs of each individual so no one can be more successful than others. International 4-8818 is one with talents in art, so therefore he was sent to the Home of the Street Sweepers to be tamed and has no chance