Ideas surrounding utopias and dystopias are so popular because they are useful tools for authors to critique common ideals. Though an idea may have a perfect facade, one could find its flaws once it’s looked upon in depth. A perfect example of this is “Harrison Bergeron,” a story where all people have been made “equal” through the use of physical and mental handicaps. Fairness is a trending theme that is commonly seen in today’s society, but the author used satire as a way to convey that total equality is simply not achievable. George, an intelligent man in the story, “had a little mental handicap radio in his ear. He was required by law to wear it at all times….Every twenty seconds or so, the transmitter would send out some sharp noise to
