Harrison Bergeron
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- People are restricted from independent thought or action
- The Government is oppressive
- why does she have so many handicaps
- Is she better than me because she is wearing a mask and an ear piece?
- Setting is futuristic or in a fictional universe
- George, while his intelligence was way above normal, had a little mental handicap radio in his ear. (13-14)
- Elements of conformity or extreme equality
- I'm sorry about my voice
- He was required by law to wear it at all times. It was tuned to a government transmitter. (15)
- The government portrays society as a utopia
- The year was 2081, and everybody was finally equal (1)
- Protagonist/main character wishes to restore people to a conventional life
- their faces were masked, so that no one, seeing a free and graceful gesture or apretty face, would feel like something the cat drug in. (29-30)
- They weren’t only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else. All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution, and to the unceasing vigilance of agents of the United States Handicapper General.
- “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. (142-144)
- I AM THE EMPEROR
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