Who Is Harrison Character

Through Harrison’s looks and appearance more is revealed about his character. In the text, the author describes Harrison as, “The rest of Harrison's appearance was Halloween and hardware. Nobody had ever born heavier handicaps. He had outgrown hindrances faster than the H-G men could think them up. Instead of a little ear radio for a mental handicap, he wore a tremendous pair of earphones and spectacles with thick wavy lenses. The spectacles were intended to make him not only half blind but to give him whanging headaches besides” Harrison appeared as a horror he made faces turn away. All of the horrifying handicaps Harrison wears symbolizes the battles he must fight in order to reach his full potential. By fighting these handicaps and ridding himself of them he achieves greatness. In the text, he is described as “He flung away his rubber-ball nose, revealed a man that would have awed Thor, the god of thunder.” after he …show more content…
His tremendous amount of handicaps made him stand out. In the text, the author says, “Clanking, clownish, and huge, Harrison stood - in the center of the studio. The knob of the uprooted studio door was still in his hand.” This shows how out of place Harrison was with the handicaps on and they really showed how different he was. The handicaps in a way also symbolized potential. In the text after Harrison rids himself of the handicaps he goes on to say, “‘I am the Emperor!" cried Harrison. "Do you hear? I am the Emperor! Everybody must do what I say at once!" He stamped his foot and the studio shook. "Even as I stand here" he bellowed, "crippled, hobbled, sickened - I am a greater ruler than any man who ever lived! Now watch me become what I can become!’" Harrison’s tone and diction are enthusiastic, especially shows when he says “watch me come what I can become.” This shows how much power was being contained by the